unscrewing

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noun

The act by which something is unscrewed.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of unscrew
noununscrewing (plural unscrewings)

plural unscrewings

  1. The act by which something is unscrewed.

    But this was a sadly lingering process, since there must be as many screwings and unscrewings as there are copies to be printed.

    1854, George Dodd, The Curiosities of Industry and the Applied Sciences, page 35
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APA

unscrewing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unscrewing

MLA

“unscrewing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unscrewing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unscrewing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unscrewing.

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