undust

present singular third person undusts · participle present undusting · participle past undusted · past undusted

1. raretransitiveTo remove dust from (something); to dust, dust off.

   With the light at the end of the tunnel now visible, my daughters chose to undust a manuscript of their grandfather's, his son John, which was written in 1971.

   2011, M.A. Lyons, Ph.D. & Franklyn Grace Lyons, War Scribe: First Reports Out: Europe Post V-E Day

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   It took the state accountants awhile to undust [cq] and figure out his travel expense claims. They would include maybe a pound of coffee, a dozen eggs, a package of cereal, etc. No hotel bills.

   1987, Robert C. Kriebel, Plain Ol' Charlie Deam: Pioneer Hoosier Botanist - Page 70

   Those members of a couple who had been the audience to a spouse who had been the “appreciator” (of art, music, natural beauty) had to undust and unpack long-unused sensory organs. This new sense of self, exhilarating as it was, also carries a bittersweet tinge for most members.

   1998, Irvin D. Yalom, The Yalom Reader

   My momma even said I didn't have to undust her knickknacks every week. I only had to do it twice a month now. I figured that was about twenty-eight weeks a year that I didn't have to do that chore, and that seemed like a good deal to me.

   2011, Linda Jean, Izzy's Summer - Page 144

   She gave the green top a snap to undust it and discipline it and, putting the strip of molding and the dirty sock on the step, changed tops right then and there, picked up the molding, threw the dirty sock over her shoulder, and pounded back down the stairs.

   2013, George Saunders, Pastoralia - Page 82

   Vajda has noticed a change, too. He sees Djokovic playing like a champion again. "It's like you undust all the trophies on the shelf, and it comes out of him," Vajda said.

   2018 September 9, Christopher Clarey, quoting Marián Vajda, “Novak Djokovic Wins the U.S. Open for His 14th Grand Slam Title”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2023

   Synonyms: dedust