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unhitching

unhitching is the present participle and gerund of unhitch.

Meaning of unhitch

Verb

unhitch (third-person singular simple present unhitches, present participle unhitching, simple past and past participle unhitched)

  1. To disconnect; to detach; to undo that which is hitched.
    • There is no knowing what further mischief she might have done, had not York promptly sat himself down flat on her head, to prevent her struggling, at the same time calling out, "Unbuckle the black horse! run for the winch and unscrew the carriage pole; cut the trace here—somebody, if you can't...[1877], Anna Sewell, “A Strike for Liberty”, in Black Beauty: […], London: Jarrold and Sons, […], →OCLC, part II, pages 106–107

Questions about unhitching

What is unhitching the present participle and gerund of?
Unhitching is the present participle and gerund of unhitch.

Words near unhitching in the dictionary

  1. unhistrionic
  2. unhit
  3. unhitch
  4. unhitched
  5. unhitches
  6. unhitching
  7. unhittability
  8. unhittable
  9. unhive
  10. unhived
  11. unhives

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