verb
- present participle of untruss: to unfasten or untie something that has been trussed or bound up
Usage: formal; somewhat archaic
Examples
- The cook was untrussing the roasted chicken before carving it.
- He spent several minutes untrussing the tightly bound package.
- The sailor began untrussing the sails after reaching port.
- She was carefully untrussing her hair from its elaborate arrangement.
- The process of untrussing the tent took longer than expected.