unswing

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verb

To reverse the act of swinging.

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Meanings

verbunswing (third-person singular simple present unswings, present participle unswinging, simple past and past participle unswung)

present singular third person unswings · participle present unswinging · participle past unswung · past unswung

  1. transitiveTo reverse the act of swinging.

    He watched the crew unswing the boat, get in, and leave the Bessie.

    1887, Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts
    1 more example

    He waved his hands helplessly around the hilt of his sword, as if it were surrounded by an invisible shield. He wanted to pull the blade out — to unswing it entirely — but he was afraid to touch it, afraid what would happen if he did.

    2024, Jim Genzano, Castle and Glass: A Stranger World Adventure

Origin

From un- + swing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

inswungsunwing
Cite this entry
APA

unswing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unswing

MLA

“unswing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unswing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unswing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unswing.

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