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unstitching

/ʌnstˈɪtʃɪŋ/ verb

present participle and gerund of unstitch

Word Origin Stitch comes from Old English sticce 'a prick, puncture' — so stitching is literally 'pricking' fabric together with thread. Unstitching is the reversal, pulling those pricks apart. The same root gives us stick (a pointed piece), sticky (prickly, adhesive), and hemstitch.

verb present participle and gerund of unstitch

She was carefully unstitching the seam to alter the dress.

(动词) 拆线

她正在小心地拆开缝线以修改连衣裙。

(verbo) Participio presente y gerundio de descoser.

Estaba descosiendo cuidadosamente la costura para arreglar el vestido.

(verbe) décousant; défaisant [Action de retirer les points d'une couture ; fait de découdre un tissu ou un vêtement.]

Elle défaisait soigneusement la couture (**unstitching**) pour ajuster la robe.

(Verb) auftrennen; aufribbeln [das Lösen oder Entfernen von Nähten, insbesondere bei Textilien oder in der Chirurgie; Partizip Präsens und Gerundium von *unstitch*.]

Sie war dabei, vorsichtig die Naht zu **unstitching**, um das Kleid umzuändern.

(動詞) 「unstitch（縫い目をほどく）」の現在分詞および動名詞。

彼女はドレスを仕立て直すため、縫い目を慎重に**unstitching**していた。

(verbo) descosturando [particípio presente e gerúndio de descosturar]

Ela estava cuidadosamente descosturando a costura para alterar o vestido.

Synonyms: unpicking unsewing undoing ripping removing stitches Antonyms: stitching sewing darning embroidering
Word parts: un + stitch + ing

Related words

unstitched sticker sticky

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