unweighing

comparative more unweighing · superlative most unweighing

1. Not weighing or pondering; inconsiderate.

   A very superficial , ignorant , unweighing fellow

   c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)

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   Still, from his youth, impetuous, as a storm, Blind, and unweighing confequence, he rufh'd, Headlong he rush'd, and acted every wish;

   1760, Aaron Hill, Dramatic Works: Life of the author, page 218

   That mental indolence or languor—that habit of slurring over difficult propositions, is alluded to, which deters the mind from following and seizing upon the higher steps of ratiocination—which makes the man a careless listener—and unweighing reader, and an unsound thinker .

   1844, Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, page 206

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of unweigh

plural unweighings

1. The act of unweighing.

   Notice the difference. Weighing and unweighing will help you make good, quick turns.

   1996, Jackson Jay, Snowboarding Basics, page 27

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   The turn is helped with a slight unweighing of the skate blade produced by a very subtle upward bounce.

   1996, Karin Künzle-Watson, Stephen J. DeArmond, Ice Skating: Steps to Success, page 140

   As proposed in Fig. 5 (see also Fig. 13) this very short but quick downward arm movement will cause a short but quick unweighing action with the resulting pre-stretch in the knee-extensor muscles .

   2003, E. Kornexl, E. Muller, C. Raschner, Science and Skiing, page 4