Untwine (Verb)
Meaning
Undo what has been twined together; "untwine the strings".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The fingers gently worked to untwine the knots that had formed in the rope overnight.
- To free herself, she slowly began to untwine the threads of the tattered fabric.
- Carefully, the nurse tried to untwine the crossed wires of the IV tubes that had become entangled.
- She took a few minutes to untwine the tightly bound hair from the young doll's head.
- Artisans spent hours learning to untwine the delicate strands of silver and gold.