untwist
Example Sentences
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Lily is getting frustrated with her pipe cleaner, so I gently help her untwist the fuzzy wire.
From Literature
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He opened a set of iron-wrought doors; they twisted and untwisted into versions of the Arcanum's motto—Every student is a star!—in many different languages.
From Literature
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Stacey's bauble wreath can be made by untwisting the top of a wire coat hanger, bending the wire to form a circle and then threading baubles you have on to the wire.
From BBC
Wherever that interior mesh mistakenly crosses over itself, the algorithm modifies that part of the contour, such as by untwisting it or adding finer line segments.
From Scientific American
“Sorry,” I muttered, untwisting my fingers from her coils of hair.
From Literature
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