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unstring [ʌnˈstrɪŋ] vb -strings, -stringing, -strung (tr)
1. to remove the strings of 2. (of beads, pearls, etc.) to remove or take from a string 3. to weaken or enfeeble emotionally (a person or his nerves) ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations unstring [ˈʌnˈstrɪŋ] (unstrung (pt, pp)) VT (Mus) → desencordar; [+ pearls] → desensartar (fig) [+ nerves] → trastornar How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If I had, I might ha' whistled for another, for my father wasn't quite so ready to unstring as some other fathers I know of. But Leto alone stays by the side of Zeus who delights in thunder; and then she unstrings his bow, and closes his quiver, and takes his archery from his strong shoulders in her hands and hangs them on a golden peg against a pillar of his father's house. |
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