verb
- past tense and past participle of detangle; to free from tangles or knots
- to clarify or resolve a complicated or confusing situation
Usage: figurative
Examples
- She carefully detangled her hair after swimming.
- The mechanic detangled the wires under the hood.
- The accountant detangled the company's financial records.
- He detangled the fishing line that had gotten caught on a branch.
- The lawyer detangled the complex legal dispute between the two parties.
- After washing, I detangled my curly hair with a wide-tooth comb.