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unsling

unsling verb: to take something from a hanging or slung position.

Verb

unsling (third-person singular simple present unslings, present participle unslinging, simple past and past participle unslung)

  1. to take something from a hanging or slung position.
    • The hunter unslung his rifle and took a bead on the hare.

Forms of unsling

third-person singular presentunslings
present participleunslinging
past participleunslung
pastunslung

Origin of unsling

From un- + sling.

Questions about unsling

What does unsling mean?
Unsling means to take something from a hanging or slung position.
What part of speech is unsling?
Unsling is a verb.
What is the past tense of unsling?
The past tense of unsling is unslung.

Words near unsling in the dictionary

  1. unslides
  2. unsliding
  3. unslighted
  4. unslim
  5. unslimed
  6. unsling
  7. unslinging
  8. unslings
  9. unslip
  10. unslipped
  11. unslippered

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