unsteadying

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A form of unsteady — Not held firmly in position; physically unstable.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of unsteady
    1 more example

    A correspondent suggested that the superior riding qualities of the latter were due to the absence of piston-valve chests above the cylinders, which made it possible to bring the underside of the water-tanks to a lower level than that of the "Rivers", so minimising the unsteadying effect of water surging in the tanks.

    1944 May and June, “Notes and News: Tank Engine Stability”, in Railway Magazine, page 185
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APA

unsteadying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsteadying

MLA

“unsteadying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsteadying. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsteadying,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsteadying.

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