Unplunge

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To plunge back out of something; to emerge suddenly. intransitive

    "After that he plunges into a dark-room to develop the picture, unplunges indefatigably into the sunlight to print it, enlarge it, reduce it, stick it in, unstick it, stick it in straight, unstick himself, […]"

Example

More examples

"After that he plunges into a dark-room to develop the picture, unplunges indefatigably into the sunlight to print it, enlarge it, reduce it, stick it in, unstick it, stick it in straight, unstick himself, […]"

Etymology

From un- + plunge.

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