unweighing

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ weighing.

Adjective

unweighing (comparative more unweighing, superlative most unweighing)

1. Not weighing or pondering; inconsiderate.
   • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     A very superficial , ignorant , unweighing fellow

   • 1760, Aaron Hill, Dramatic Works: Life of the author, page 218:

     Still, from his youth, impetuous, as a storm, Blind, and unweighing confequence, he rufh'd, Headlong he rush'd, and acted every wish;

   • 1844, Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, page 206:

     That mental indolence or languor—that habit of slurring over difficult propositions, is alluded to, which deters the mind from following and seizing upon the higher steps of ratiocination—which makes the man a careless listener—and unweighing reader, and an unsound thinker .

Verb

unweighing

1. present participle and gerund of unweigh

Noun

unweighing (plural unweighings)

1. The act of unweighing.
   • 1996, Jackson Jay, Snowboarding Basics, page 27:

     Notice the difference. Weighing and unweighing will help you make good, quick turns.

   • 1996, Karin Künzle-Watson, ‎Stephen J. DeArmond, Ice Skating: Steps to Success, page 140:

     The turn is helped with a slight unweighing of the skate blade produced by a very subtle upward bounce.

   • 2003, E. Kornexl, ‎E. Muller, ‎C. Raschner, Science and Skiing, page 4:

     As proposed in Fig. 5 (see also Fig. 13) this very short but quick downward arm movement will cause a short but quick unweighing action with the resulting pre-stretch in the knee-extensor muscles .