untwine

Word parts

un- + twine

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ʌnˈtwʌɪn/

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Verb

Plain form untwine

Third-person singular untwines

Past tense untwined

Past participle untwined

Present participle untwining

1. (transitive) If you untwine something, you untwist the strands of it.