Meaning

(transitive) To remove the string or strings from..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To remove the string or strings from.
2. (transitive) To shake the nerves of; to cause anxiety or panic in.
3. To defuse or relax.
4. To remove from a string; to release something that has been strung up or strung together.
5. To untie.
6. (transitive, computing, programming, COBOL) To split (a text string) into smaller strings by separating on a delimiter.

Example Sentences

Unstring the bows before storing them.

When he looked at her neck he was reminded of how difficult it was to unstring a turkey.

When you unstring the bow and it snaps right back to its unstrung profile, you probably have a nice piece of wood that's properly dry.

I learned that music is expectancy and must be formed to the purpose for which it is played. People listen to it, pedagogues do not, and if they can't smile or hum or tap a foot to it, then, brother, you'd better unstring the Balalaika.

[T]he monſter, rouſed by the noiſe, ſtarted forward, preſented ſuch a viſage of horror, and raiſed ſuch a hideous roar, that the hearts of the bold were contracted, and the nerves of the valiant unſtrung.

The sight of his scared face, his starts and pallors and sudden harkenings, unstrung me […]

A fire is the only thing that unstrings me entirely, I feel so helpless to combat it. I'm afraid of snakes, but I can kill them.

It took less than a single day to change these hairs from a jetty black to white, to weaken my limbs, and to unstring my nerves, so that I tremble at the least exertion, and am frightened at a shadow.

Word Forms

• unstrings
• unstringing
• unstrung

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