verb (used with object), un·ken·neled, un·ken·nel·ing or (especially British) un·ken·nelled, un·ken·nel·ling.
- to drive (a fox or other animal) from a den or lair.
- to release from or as if from a kennel: to unkennel hounds before a hunt; to unkennel a gang of cutthroats.
- to make known; disclose or uncover.
verb (used without object), un·ken·neled, un·ken·nel·ing or (especially British) un·ken·nelled, un·ken·nel·ling.
- to come out of a kennel, den, lair, or the like.
verb -nels, -nelling or -nelled or US -nels, -neling or -neled (tr)
- to release from a kennel
- to drive from a hole or lair
- rare to bring to light