Meanings
verbunglue (third-person singular simple present unglues, present participle ungluing or (uncommon) unglueing, simple past and past participle unglued)
present singular third person unglues · participle present ungluing · participle present uncommon unglueing · participle past unglued · past unglued
- to separate that which was held by glue
we had to use warm water and solvent to unglue all the joints we put in yesterday.
- to cease to adhere to or follow attentively
parents are looking for new ways to unglue their children from their screens
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Translations
German ablösen, losreißen
- ablösenTo separate that which was held by glue
- losreißenTo cease to follow attentively
Ukrainian відкле́ювати, відкле́їти
- відкле́ювати (vidkléjuvaty)To separate that which was held by glue
- відкле́їти (vidkléjity)To separate that which was held by glue
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APA
unglue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unglue
MLA
“unglue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unglue. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unglue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unglue.
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