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unclasping

unclasping is the present participle and gerund of unclasp.

Meaning of unclasp

Verb

unclasp (third-person singular simple present unclasps, present participle unclasping, simple past and past participle unclasped)

  1. (transitive) To release the clasp or grip of something.
    • They unclasped their hands.
  2. (transitive) To unfasten something.
  3. (intransitive) To release or relax the grasp.

Noun

unclasping (plural unclaspings)

  1. The act by which something is unclasped.
    • Nothing had been said during our drive, but the high thin breathing of our new companion, and the claspings and unclaspings of his hands spoke of the nervous tension within him.1892 [January], A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. VII.—The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.”, in Geo[rge] Newnes, editor, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume III...

Forms of unclasping

pluralunclaspings

Questions about unclasping

What does unclasping mean?
Unclasping means the act by which something is unclasped.
What is unclasping the present participle and gerund of?
Unclasping is the present participle and gerund of unclasp.
What part of speech is unclasping?
Unclasping is a noun.
What is the plural of unclasping?
The plural of unclasping is unclaspings.

Words near unclasping in the dictionary

  1. unclarity
  2. UNCLAS
  3. unclashing
  4. unclasp
  5. unclasped
  6. unclasping
  7. unclaspings
  8. unclasps
  9. unclassable
  10. unclassed
  11. unclassible

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