verb
- to undo or unravel knitted work
- to cause to come apart or become loose
Usage: figurative
Examples
- She unknits the sweater to reuse the yarn.
- The grandmother unknits the scarf that has a mistake in it.
- Time unknits even the strongest bonds between friends.
- The detective’s questions unknit the suspect’s alibi.
- He unknits his brow and relaxes his worried expression.
- The warm weather unknits the frozen ground.