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Grammar : Verb
Spell : uhn-twahyn
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈtwaɪn



Definition of untwine

  • As in ravel : verb come apart; unwind
  • As in unwind : verb undo, untangle
  • As in disentangle : verb unwind, disconnect; solve
Example sentences :
  • And there he held her for long, lingering minutes, loath to untwine his arms.
  • Extract from : « The Red Debt » by Everett MacDonald
  • You do need assistance,” she replied, endeavoring to untwine the vines twisted about his shoulders, “now turn around.
  • Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • When they had once seen it, they began to untwine their coils and to crawl toward it, like young girls hurrying to the bath.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I » by Various
  • And they had parted in the hey-day of youth, young and ardent, with arms passionately loth to untwine.
  • Extract from : « Fort Amity » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • Untwine me from the mass / Of deeds which make up life, one deed / Power shall fall short in or exceed.
  • Extract from : « Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources » by James Wood

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