untying, undoing, unfastening
(noun) loosening the ties that fasten something; “the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy”
undoing
(noun) an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
undoing (plural undoings)
The act of loosening or unfastening
Ruin; defeat, (also) that which causes defeat or ruin.
Annulment; reversal
undoing
present participle of undo
• ounding
Source: Wiktionary
Un*do"ing, n.
1. The reversal of what has been done.
2. Ruin. "The utter undoing of some." Hooker.
Un*do", v. t. Etym: [AS. und. See 1st Un-, and Do to perform.]
1. To reverse, as what has been done; to annul; to bring to naught. What's done can not be undone. Shak. To-morrow, ere the setting sun, She 'd all undo that she had done. Swift.
2. To loose; to open; to take to piece; to unfasten; to untie; hence, to unravel; to solve; as, to undo a knot; to undo a puzzling question; to undo a riddle. Tennyson. Pray you, undo this button. Shak. She took the spindle, and undoing the thread gradually, measured it. Sir W. Scott.
3. To bring to poverty; to impoverish; to ruin, as in reputation, morals, hopes, or the like; as, many are undone by unavoidable losses, but more undo themselves by vices and dissipation, or by indolence. That quaffing and drinking will undo you, Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
