unstringing
Taking bow apart
Unstringing is the act of removing strings from something—a guitar, a tennis racket, a bow.
Figuratively, it means to unnerve or emotionally undo someone: The news of her death unstrung him completely.
The past tense unstrung often appears as an adjective meaning distraught or mentally undone: She was completely unstrung by the ordeal.
Loosening a fastened cord
- unfasteningOpening what was secured
- unlacingRemoving threaded ties
- unbindingAct of freeing
- unhitchingDisconnecting from attachment
unraveling · untangling · disentangling · freeing · slackening · unthreading · unknotting · unpinning
Process of coming undone
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- frayingComing apart threadwise
- destabilizingCausing loss of equilibrium
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
stress · anxiety · nerves · agitation · discomposure
Respectful forward inclination
- violinBowed string instrument
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- harpPlucked orchestral strings
- celloDeep-voiced bowed instrument
racket · tuning · bridge · fretboard · tension · pegs · soundboard · luthier
untying
Loosening a fastened cord
- unfasteningOpening what was secured
- unlacingRemoving threaded ties
- unbindingAct of freeing
unhitching · unraveling · untangling · disentangling · freeing · slackening · unthreading · unknotting · unpinning · unclamping
unraveling
Process of coming undone
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- frayingComing apart threadwise
- destabilizingCausing loss of equilibrium
overwhelmed · stress · anxiety · nerves · agitation · discomposure
bow
Respectful forward inclination
cello · racket · tuning · bridge · fretboard · tension · pegs · soundboard · luthier · catgut
bow
Respectful forward inclination
- bowstringCord spanning weapon's curve
- arrowPointed shaft for shooting
- longbowTall wooden archery weapon
crossbow · recurve · nocking · quiver · fletching · limbs · riser · release · shooting
beads
Small pierced ornaments for stringing
jewelry · strand · clasp · wire · pendant · scattered · gemstones · spacers · crimping
unstringingstringing
Passing through sequentially
tightening · tensioning · restringing · tuning · stringing up
unstringingcalming
Inducing a settled state
soothing · composing · steadying · settling · reassuring
unstringingstringing up
Suspending from above
rigging · setting up · preparing · readying · equipping
string, stringy, strings, stringing, stringer, stringless, stringed, unstrung, stringers