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Unring vs Urning - What's the difference?

unring | urning |

As a verb unring

is to reverse ringing.

As a noun urning is

(obsolete) a homosexual.

unring

English

Verb

  • To reverse ringing

    • Usage notes

    *Because the act of reversing ring is impossible, almost all usage of the word will be with "not". The principle use is in the proverbial "You can't unring a bell."

    Derived terms

    *unring a bell *you can't unring a bell

    urning

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A homosexual
  • *1886 , , Psychopathia Sexualis , F. A. Davis Co. (1894), page 255:
    • The urning loves and deifies the male object of his affections, just as a man idealizes the woman he loves.

    Related terms

    * Uranian

    References

    * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranian
  • Etymology