Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To deprive of a ring; remove a ring from.
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- verb To reverse ringing
Etymologies
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Examples
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But no matter what happens, as Evan Wolfson of Freedom to Marry told me, "You can't unring the Liberty Bell."
Jonathan Capehart: Obama's historic action against DOMA 2011
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The obstructionists cannot unring the bells we've heard.
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But no matter what happens, as Evan Wolfson of Freedom to Marry told me, "You can't unring the Liberty Bell."
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But, you know, it was said and -- and you can't unring a bell.
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If their entire initiative consists of looking for ways to unring a bell, their goose is cooked.
Bits Debate: Should Internet Providers Block Copyrighted Works? - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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But you can't unring the bell of Tina Fey going rogue with the t shirts.
McCain Campaign Loves the Media — for a Moment - Swampland - TIME.com 2008
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The late American journalist Shana Alexander once put it this way: "Trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell."
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It is hard to unring the bell, as I am sure you know, and is hard to see how Grace could recover meaningful damages, in the unlikely event that she won.
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And unfortunately there are not a lot of ways to unring that bell.
Death of the Regional Newspaper Bureau in Washington - Swampland - TIME.com 2008
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You can't unring the bell; you can't unroll the dice.
Poll: National Race Tightens; Majority Says Obama Flip-Flopped On Key Issues 2009
elohiwarrior commented on the word unring
After smoking a few good bellringers, the damage was done!
July 1, 2009