unswing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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

From un- + swing.

unswings (present, singular) unswinging (participle, present) unswung (participle, past) unswung (past)

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