unsay
verb (used with object)
to withdraw (something said), as if it had never been said; retract.
was unsaying
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past progressiveof unsay.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"I unsay every word," said Mr. Merridew, for the second time, and more pointedly than ever; for, even in his really generous emotion, he could not help feeling that it was unsaying a great deal.
From Denis Dent A Novel by Ernest W. Hornung
