Untwine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʌnˈtwʌɪn/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Untwine is a verb meaning (transitive) To untwist the strands of (something entwined).
Meaning
(transitive) To untwist the strands of (something entwined).
More Meanings
- (transitive) To free (one thing that is entwined with another), disentangle, extricate.
- (intransitive) To become untwisted or disentangled.
Example Sentences
The zebra of their legs twined and untwined together on the bed.
She then untwined the snake from her body, and held it by the tail high above her.
As the tangled mass of men untwined, following the blast of the whistle, Sage heard Stone calling in his ear […]
The rope must be then untwined and the middle of each strand laid across the top and stitched down along the pencil line, half the length falling on one side, half on the other.
Word Forms
- untwines
- untwining
- untwined
Antonyms for untwine
Common opposites include twine, lace, intertwine, entwine, interlace, enlace.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include untwirl, untwist, disentwine, uncoil, unwreathe, untangle.
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