unwreathing
unwreathing is the present participle and gerund of unwreath.
unwreathing is the present participle and gerund of unwreathe.
Meaning of unwreathe
Verb
unwreathe (third-person singular simple present unwreathes, present participle unwreathing, simple past and past participle unwreathed)
- To untwist, uncoil, or untwine (something wreathed).
- But sin it is, no less;—a blot, foul as the crater-pool of hell; it puts out the sun at noon; it parches all fertility; and, conscience or no conscience—ere he die—let every master who wrenches bond-babe from mother, that the nipple tear; unwreathes the arms of sisters; or cuts the holy unity in...1849, Herman Melville, Mardi: And a Voyage Thither. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC
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- What is unwreathing the present participle and gerund of?
- Unwreathing is the present participle and gerund of unwreath.
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