1. present participle of untwine; separating or undoing something that has been twisted or wound together

1. the action or process of separating twisted or wound things

Examples

• She was carefully untwining the rope from around the post.
• The vines were untwining themselves from the fence.
• He spent hours untwining the tangled Christmas lights.
• The untwining of the braided hair took considerable patience.
• The cat watched the yarn untwining as it rolled across the floor.
• After untwining the cables, the technician could identify the problem.
• The gradual untwining of their friendship saddened everyone.