unknotting

present participle of unknot

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unknotting
Verb
  • Despite how often these beverages market themselves as social, the rest were solo situations, like relieving pain or unwinding at home.
    Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The year ended with Tice unwinding at a pool party with FSA rebels, according to a post from him in the early hours of August 12.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mbappe is not the only player capable of undoing the offside trap.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The oil made her body slippery, allowing rescuers to pull her out of the passageway by working in reverse and undoing all the contortions that trapped her.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Unknotting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unknotting. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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