Antonyms for unwind


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uhn-wahynd
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈwaɪnd


Definition of unwind

Origin :
  • early 14c., "to undo" (a bandage, wrapping, etc.), from un- (2) + wind (v.). Cf. Old English unwindan, Dutch ontwinden, Old High German intwindan. Refl. sense is recorded from 1740; figurative sense of "to release oneself from tensions, to relax" is recorded from 1938. Related: Unwound; unwinding.
  • verb undo, untangle
  • verb relax
Example sentences :
  • He began to unwind his long scarf while she placed a seat for him.
  • Extract from : « Romola » by George Eliot
  • Then Mukna's head began to droop and droop; and his trunk began to unwind.
  • Extract from : « The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two » by Prince Sarath Ghosh
  • We want to have you take us to the North Pole and unwind about six years.
  • Extract from : « The Panchronicon » by Harold Steele Mackaye
  • "Perhaps this will do," he thought, and hurriedly proceeded to unwind it.
  • Extract from : « The Duke's Motto » by Justin Huntly McCarthy
  • Her argument, however, does not concern this history, which has too many other threads to unwind.
  • Extract from : « The Portrait of a Lady » by Henry James
  • Count Medole, you cannot wind and unwind a conspiracy like a watch.
  • Extract from : « Vittoria, Complete » by George Meredith
  • How could a fellow take miles of cotton in his pocket to unwind!
  • Extract from : « The Peril Finders » by George Manville Fenn
  • When they have been removed, the main-spring will unwind rapidly.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Craftsman » by A. Neely Hall
  • You just have to learn how to unwind yards and yards of Red Tape.
  • Extract from : « Katharine Frensham » by Beatrice Harraden
  • My coffee I start as she begins to unwind her curls from their steel cages.
  • Extract from : « Vignettes Of San Francisco » by Almira Bailey

Synonyms for unwind

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