unsting en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + sting.
Meanings
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(archaic, figuratively, often, transitive) To remove the sting of
It unstinged the king of terrors, and filled his soul with humble confidence and joy.
1822, Samuel Stearns, A Sermon [on 2 Tim. iv. 7, 8] delivered at the funeral of the Reverend Eliab Stone, page 3:Elegant dissertations on virtue and vice […] will not unsting calamity.
a. 1829, John Mitchell Mason, a sermon:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unstinging | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unstinged | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unstinged | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unstings | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |