noun The act of setting someone or something free.
- However again, in these freeings of voices it should be observed that the African American Southern voice and character is framed within the freed European American Southern voice.
— Gayl Jones, Liberating Voices: Oral Tradition in African American Literature (1991)
- The freeing of the trapped whale made everyone on the beach cheer.
- Volunteers celebrated the freeing of the birds from the old net.
- The freeing of the hostages was broadcast live around the world.
- The freeing of funding from a never-ending pipeline of expensive road schemes is going to happen over time, and will allow mult-modal schemes to be funded first.
— Lee Waters tells Conrad Landin, A mission to improve transport for Wales (2024)
adj Giving a feeling of freedom or release.
- Quitting her stressful job felt incredibly freeing.
