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Unpick vs Unpicking - What's the difference?

unpick | unpicking |

As verbs the difference between unpick and unpicking

is that unpick is (sewing) to undo sewing stitches while unpicking is .

As a noun unpicking is

the act or process by which something is unpicked or disentangled.

unpick

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (sewing) To undo sewing stitches.
  • (knitting) To undo knitting in order to reuse the wool.
  • To unravel or untangle the threads of a rope etc.
  • (figuratively) To disassemble.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 25 , author=Paul Fletcher , title=Arsenal 3 - 0 Ipswich (agg 3 - 1) , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The home team eventually started to unpick the Town defence and Fabregas forced a saved from visiting goalkeeper Marton Fulop after collecting a pass from Bendtner, who played on the right side of the front line.}}

    unpicking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process by which something is unpicked or disentangled.