Crossword clues for untwine
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Untwine \Un*twine"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + twine.] To untwist; to separate, as that which is twined or twisted; to disentangle; to untie.
It requires a long and powerful counter sympathy in a
nation to untwine the ties of custom which bind a
people to the established and the old.
--Sir W.
Hamilton.
Untwine \Un*twine"\, v. i.
To become untwined.
--Milton.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 To untwist the strands of something entwined 2 To disentangle
WordNet
v. undo what has been twined together; "untwine the strings" [ant: intertwine]
Usage examples of "untwine".
His hands did marvelously strange tricks, the fingers twining and untwining like snakes.
She sank back into the chair, and with her fingers twining and untwining, sat looking dully before her.