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unfastening

unfastening is the present participle and gerund of unfasten.

Meaning of unfasten

Verb

unfasten (third-person singular simple present unfastens, present participle unfastening, simple past and past participle unfastened)

  1. (transitive) To detach from any connecting agency or link; to disconnect.
    • He doth unfasten so and shake a friend.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
  2. (intransitive) To come unloosed or untied.

Questions about unfastening

What is unfastening the present participle and gerund of?
Unfastening is the present participle and gerund of unfasten.

Words near unfastening in the dictionary

  1. unfasten
  2. unfastenable
  3. unfastened
  4. unfastener
  5. unfasteners
  6. unfastening
  7. unfastens
  8. unfastidious
  9. unfastidiously
  10. unfastidiousness
  11. unfasting

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