kink
noun
a twist or curl, as in a thread, rope, wire, or hair, caused by its doubling or bending upon itself.
unkink
-
a word derived from
kink.
Example Sentences
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“It was about ‘How can I unkink the hose of this conversation and create a bridge in a common language?’
From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2024
There is no better place to unkink a complicated piece of invented logic than in the water — there is little else to do, in fact, but confront your problems.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2016
Example: when the Army's supply lines kinked at Cherbourg, Clay crossed the Atlantic to unkink them.
From Time Magazine Archive
He recognized her as Dr. Joyce Brothers, whose cool, blonde analyses unkink snarled psyches on TV and in the newspapers, and hastened to extinguish the cheroot.
From Time Magazine Archive
It took me the rest of the run in to unkink my complaining joints and muscles and get into a standing position on the lower step.
From John Barleycorn by Jack London
