"unsting" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: unstings [present, singular, third-person], unstinging [participle, present], unstinged [participle, past], unstinged [past]
Etymology: un- + sting Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|sting}} un- + sting Head templates: {{en-verb}} unsting (third-person singular simple present unstings, present participle unstinging, simple past and past participle unstinged)
  1. (transitive, archaic, often figurative) To remove the sting of Tags: archaic, figuratively, often, transitive
    Sense id: en-unsting-en-verb-ujcr4etJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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