unstacking

/ʌnˈstækɪŋ/
noun
  1. The act of removing items from a stack.
    • Careful unstacking prevents the dishes from chipping.
    • The unstacking of the chairs took longer than setting them up.
    • We scheduled the unstacking of the pallets for the morning shift.
Synonyms
verb
  1. Present participle of unstack.
    • They spent the afternoon unstacking the woodpile.
    • The children were unstacking the blocks and building a tower.
    • He is unstacking the boxes to find the one he needs.