uncling

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/ˈʌŋk(ə)lɪŋ//ʌnˈklɪŋ/

verb

To cease from clinging or adhering.

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Meanings

uncling1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of uncle

uncling2

verbuncling (third-person singular simple present unclings, present participle unclinging, simple past and past participle unclung)

present singular third person unclings · participle present unclinging · participle past unclung · past unclung

  1. obsoleteTo cease from clinging or adhering.

    unleſſe it be the lowest lees of a canonicall infection livergrown to their fides; which perhaps will never uncling

    1645 March 14 (Gregorian calendar), John Milton, Tetrachordon: Expositions upon the Foure Chief Places in Scripture, which Treat of Mariage, or Nullities in Mariage. […], London: [s.n.], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

From un- + cling.

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APA

uncling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncling

MLA

“uncling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncling.

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