Unclasping

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is unclasped.

    "Nothing had been said during our drive, but the high thin breathing of our new companion, and the claspings and unclaspings of his hands spoke of the nervous tension within him."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of unclasp form-of, gerund, participle, present

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cast offdetachdisengagedofffreeleave go

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"She looked as if there were a spell upon her, keeping her motionless and hindering her from unclasping her hands, while some intense, grave yearning was imprisoned within her eyes."

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