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unstring
/ ʌnˈstrɪŋ /
verb
- to remove the strings of
- (of beads, pearls, etc) to remove or take from a string
- to weaken or enfeeble emotionally (a person or his nerves)
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Example Sentences
Unstring thy strong bows for the sake of our liberal lords, O bounteous Rudra, be gracious to our kith and kin.
After using it unstring it, and at a large shooting-party unloose your bow after every round.
The similar fevers and exasperations of factory life lead the workers to unstring their tense nerves with liquor.
We meet only an embarrassment of choice when we start to unstring the chaplet of our carking cares.
There are wicked philosophers abroad who unstring the bow of harder toil by picking your inmost thoughts!
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