untangling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
    unsnarling; extrication; disentanglement.
  2. verb release from entanglement of difficulty
    untangle; disencumber; extricate; disentangle.
    • I cannot extricate myself from this task
  3. verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
    untangle; unpick; unravel; unknot; unscramble.
    • unravel the thread

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