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 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 (Obsolete): To disentangle - Hooker Intransitive verb To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted. Translations Dutch: afwikkelen