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Unwind



Table of contents
1 Pronunciation
2 Etymology
3 Transitive verb
4 Intransitive verb
5 Translations

Pronunciation

  • SAMPA: /'/
  • IPA: /ʌn'waɪnd/

Etymology

Anglo Saxon unwindan. See 1st
un-, and wind to coil

Transitive verb

Imperfect and past participle: unwound
Present participle: unwinding
  1. To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn
  2. (Obsolete): To disentangle - Hooker

Intransitive verb

  1. To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.

Translations




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