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unsnarl

[ uhn-snahrl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

unsnarl

/ ʌnˈsnɑːl /

Origin of unsnarl¹

First recorded in 1545–55; un- ² + snarl ²

For, seeing traffic thus blocked, the policeman rushed to unsnarl the tangle.

"He must come to unsnarl the tangle he has made here," replied the detective.

Phyllis, your friend and I are relations of some sort; come, unsnarl us.

He gave up trying to unsnarl the tangle of his own feelings.

The new dog driver, in attempting to unsnarl the traces of his dogs, had let them get away from him.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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