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unholding

unholding is the present participle and gerund of unhold.

Meaning of unhold

Verb

unhold (third-person singular simple present unholds, present participle unholding, simple past unheld, past participle unheld or unholden)

  1. (transitive) To unhand, release from one's grasp, let go of.
    • The unrefuted accusation had also been a libel on yourselves, whose great intelligence has unholden Maga in so unprecedented a degree, and who monthly devour the astonishing number of six and thirty thousand of her copies.1857, William Maginn, Robert Shelton Mackenzie, Miscellaneous Writings of the Late Dr. Maginn, volume 5, page 37
  2. (transitive) To remove from a "hold" or "on hold" state.
    • Scroll to Hold, and press the trackball. Your call is now on hold. Follow these steps to unhold your call: […]2009, Dante Sarigumba, Robert Kao, BlackBerry Bold For Dummies, page 120

Questions about unholding

What is unholding the present participle and gerund of?
Unholding is the present participle and gerund of unhold.

Words near unholding in the dictionary

  1. unhoists
  2. unhold
  3. unholdability
  4. unholdable
  5. unholden
  6. unholding
  7. unholds
  8. unhole
  9. unholed
  10. unholes
  11. unholesome

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