ungluing
/ʌnˈɡluɪŋ/
verb
- To separate or detach something that was glued or stuck together.
- The heat from the sun was ungluing the poster from the wall.
- She carefully started ungluing the broken vase pieces.
- He spent an hour ungluing the model airplane parts to fix a mistake.
- To cause something to come apart or fall into disorder; to disrupt or unravel.
- The scandal was ungluing the political party from within.
- Constant arguments slowly unglued their friendship.
- The unexpected news unglued all their careful plans.
Synonyms
noun
- The act or process of separating glued parts.
- The ungluing of the furniture joints took longer than expected.
- The ungluing of the old photograph required patience and a special solvent.
- After the ungluing, the pieces were ready to be reassembled.