unring

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English

Etymology

un- +‎ ring

Verb

unring (third-person singular simple present unrings, present participle unringing, simple past and past participle unrung)

  1. Hypothetically, to reverse the act of ringing, or the consequences of the action.
  2. (transitive, poetic) To remove a ring from.
    • John Jefferson Bray
      Her lofty song commands in thrilling strains
      That new-raised woman snap her rusty chains,
      Unring her finger and unbind her breast.

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