verb
- to separate or undo something that has been twisted or wound together
Examples
- She carefully untwined the rope from around the post.
- The vines had grown so thick that it took hours to untwine them from the fence.
- He untwined his fingers and placed his hands on the table.
- The children untwined the ribbons from their hair after the dance.
- It’s difficult to untwine these two wires without cutting them.
- The cat’s claws were untwined from the yarn ball with gentle patience.