Definition of "unknitting" []

• Present participle of unknit. (verb)

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• "He roused a feeling in her that she feared -- a feeling intoxicating to the senses, dazzling to the mind, unknitting to the will."
• "This was the last word of the tale, when sweet sleep came speedily upon him, sleep that loosens the limbs of men, unknitting the cares of his soul."
• "He was pacing to and fro, with rapid, nervous steps, crushing the dry twigs under his shoes, pressing his hands together behind his back, knitting and unknitting his fingers."