Unstring
[ʌn'striŋ]
Definition
(v. t.) To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string; as, to unstring beads.
(v. t.) To loosen the string or strings of; as, to unstring a harp or a bow.
(v. t.) To relax the tension of; to loosen.
(v. t.) Used also figuratively; as, his nerves were unstrung by fear.
Editor: Rodney
Definition
v.t. to take the strings off: to relax or loosen.—adjs. Unstringed′; Unstrung′.
Editor: Lois
Examples
- The quiver was not emptied, nor the bow unstrung. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The nerves of Mr Dolls,' remarked Eugene to Lightwood, 'are considerably unstrung. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- My only excuse is that my nerves must be unstrung--which is no excuse at all. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I am all unstrung. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Well, he is not a ghost; yet every nerve I have is unstrung: for a moment I am beyond my own mastery. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Clayton, my boy, I know you are tired out and unstrung, but that's no reason why you should make an ass of yourself. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Checker: Scott