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unsteadying

  1. present participle and gerund of unsteady
    • 1944 May and June, “Notes and News: Tank Engine Stability”, in Railway Magazine, page 185:
      A correspondent suggested that the superior riding qualities of the latter were due to the absence of piston-valve chests above the cylinders, which made it possible to bring the underside of the water-tanks to a lower level than that of the "Rivers", so minimising the unsteadying effect of water surging in the tanks.