unleashing

verb

Definition of unleashingnext
present participle of unleash
1
as in releasing
to set free (from a state of being held in check) unleashed all of his unspoken love for her in a long letter that he hoped he would have the courage to mail

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2
as in expressing
to find emotional release for lifting weights is a way for me to unleash all the frustrations of the workday

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“Unleashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unleashing. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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