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unstring
[ uhn-string ]
/ ʌnˈstrɪŋ /
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verb (used with object), un·strung, un·string·ing.
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Words nearby unstring
unstrap, unstratified, unstreamed, unstressed, unstriated, unstring, unstriped, unstructured, unstrung, unstuck, unstudied
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British Dictionary definitions for unstring
unstring
/ (ʌnˈstrɪŋ) /
verb -strings, -stringing or -strung (tr)
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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