unshouldering
Letting weight drop
Unshouldering is the act of removing something from one's shoulders—lifting off a backpack, setting down a burden.
The word appears most often in figurative contexts: unshouldering responsibility, guilt, or worry.
After confessing, she felt the unshouldering of years of secrecy.
The present participle of unshoulder, it emphasizes the process or relief of release.
Relieving oneself of weight
- releasingAllowing to escape
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
- offloadingTransferring goods elsewhere
- lighteningMaking lighter in weight/shade
freeing · liberating · alleviating · transferring · delegating · sharing · relinquishing · surrendering
Taking something out
- taking offStarting upward flight
- lifting offStarting upward flight
- setting downAct of placing down
- loweringMoving something downward
depositing · doffing · unstrapping · unslinging · dismounting · dropping · laying aside · unhitching
Expel breath outward
comfort · respite · decompression · unwinding · relaxation · freedom · liberation · peace
unburdening
Relieving oneself of weight
- releasingAllowing to escape
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
- offloadingTransferring goods elsewhere
lightening · freeing · liberating · alleviating · transferring · delegating · sharing · relinquishing · surrendering · passing on
removing
Taking something out
- taking offStarting upward flight
- lifting offStarting upward flight
- setting downAct of placing down
lowering · depositing · doffing · unstrapping · unslinging · dismounting · dropping · laying aside · unhitching · unloading
exhale
Expel breath outward
ease · comfort · respite · decompression · unwinding · relaxation · freedom · liberation · peace · solace
unshoulderingshouldering
Carrying on one's back
picking up · taking on · hoisting · bearing · hefting
unshoulderingshouldering
Carrying on one's back
assuming · taking on · accepting · bearing · undertaking