untwist
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of untwist
Example Sentences
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Sitting in a booth at a Denny’s restaurant in Anaheim, the 61-year-old Trentin’s fingers twist and untwist the wrapper to a plastic straw.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
This happens enough times that when an episode ends with a tear-inducing surprise courtesy of another comforting legend, you might feel your stomach untwist.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2022
As they put the demonstrator through its paces, they have already turned up unexpected difficulties—like the torques exerted by the steel cables, which, like any rope, want to untwist as they lift the weight.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 22, 2021
The unrelenting routine of twist, untwist, wrap in plastic, earns her $580 a month, a quarter of which she sends home to her grandparents, who care for her two children, aged one and seven.
From Time ● Jan. 24, 2017
Lily is getting frustrated with her pipe cleaner, so I gently help her untwist the fuzzy wire.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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