unstring

ʌnˈstrɪŋ

unstrung

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Definition of unstring - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

action

Rare

release items that are strung together

Rare

She began to unstring the pearls from the necklace.

loosen

unfasten

untie

objects

Rare

remove the strings from an object

Rare

He decided to unstring the guitar for cleaning.

detach

loosen

remove

emotional impact

Rare

cause someone to feel anxious or unsettled

Rare

The sudden noise seemed to unstring her nerves.

agitate

disturb

unnerve

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Origin of unstring

Old English, un (not) + stringan (to string)

Examples of unstring in a sentence

The artist unstrung the charms from the bracelet.
She needed to unstring the beads for the new design.
To repair the racket, he had to unstring it first.
The eerie silence began to unstring his composure.
Her unexpected question managed to unstring his thoughts.

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French:défaire, enlever les cordes, ...
German:abfädeln, abspannen, ...
Italian:slegare, togliere le corde, ...
Spanish:desensartar, desencordar, ...
Portuguese:desenfiar, desencordoar, ...
Chinese:解开, 拆弦, ...
Japanese:解く, 取り外す, ...
Arabic:فَكَّ, أَزالَ الأَوْتار, ...
Hebrew:לְהַתִּיר, לְהַסִּיר מֵיתָרִים, ...
Russian:разнить, снять струны, ...
Ukrainian:знімати, зняти струни, ...
Hindi:अनस्ट्रिंग करना, तार हटाना, ...
Bengali:খোলা, তারগুলি খুলে ফেলা, ...
Catalan:desenfilar, descordar, ...
Czech:vyvléknout, odstrojit, ...
Danish:trække af, fjerne strenge, ...
Dutch:losmaken, ontsnaren, ...
Greek:ξεκολλάω, ξεχορδίζω, ...
Hungarian:lefűzni, lehúrozni, ...
Khmer:ដោះចេញពីខ្សែ, ដកខ្សែចេញពី, ...
Korean:풀다, 제거하다, ...
Persian:باز کرد, سیم‌ها را برداشت, ...
Polish:rozplątywać, zdjąć struny, ...
Portuguese (BR):desatar, desencordoar, ...
Romanian:a desface, a descoarde, ...
Swedish:trä av, avstränga, ...
Thai:ปลด, ถอดสาย, ...
Turkish:çözmek, telleri çıkarmak, ...
Vietnamese:tháo, tháo dây, ...

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