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unslinging

unslinging is the present participle and gerund of unsling.

Meaning of unsling

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.

Questions about unslinging

What is unslinging the present participle and gerund of?
Unslinging is the present participle and gerund of unsling.

Words near unslinging in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unslinging (page history and authors); unsling (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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