unsafetying
unsafetying is the present participle and gerund of unsafety.
Meaning of unsafety
Verb
unsafety (third-person singular simple present unsafeties, present participle unsafetying, simple past and past participle unsafetied)
- To remove the safety on a device, such as a weapon.
- Nathan had been lying; he'd never unsafetied the rifle.2010, A Lincoln Rhyme eBook Boxed Set: Coffin Dancer, The Empty Chair, The Stone Monkey, page 622
Questions about unsafetying
- What is unsafetying the present participle and gerund of?
- Unsafetying is the present participle and gerund of unsafety.
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