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unspringing

unspringing is the present participle and gerund of unspring.

Meaning of unspring

Verb

unspring (third-person singular simple present unsprings, present participle unspringing, simple past unsprang or unsprung, past participle unsprung)

  1. (ambitransitive) To release or be released by means of a spring.
    • There was a click and the unspringing of a latch.2010, Elizabeth Mirabel Sain, Gift with Purchase
  2. (transitive) To undo the springing of (a mechanism).
    • to unspring a trap

Questions about unspringing

What is unspringing the present participle and gerund of?
Unspringing is the present participle and gerund of unspring.

Words near unspringing in the dictionary

  1. unspreads
  2. unsprightliness
  3. unsprightly
  4. unspring
  5. unspringed
  6. unspringing
  7. unspringlike
  8. unsprings
  9. unspringy
  10. unsprinkled
  11. unsprinklered

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