"unnestle" meaning in English

See unnestle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unnestles [present, singular, third-person], unnestling [participle, present], unnestled [participle, past], unnestled [past]
Etymology: From un- + nestle. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|nestle|id1=reversive}} un- + nestle Head templates: {{en-verb}} unnestle (third-person singular simple present unnestles, present participle unnestling, simple past and past participle unnestled)
  1. (archaic, transitive) To eject from a comfortable situation; to unnest or drive out. Tags: archaic, transitive

Inflected forms

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