Antonyms for unwind

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uhn-wahynd

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈwaɪnd

Definition of unwind

Origin : early 14c., "to undo" (a bandage, wrapping, etc.), from un- (2) + wind (v.). Cf. Old English unwindan, Dutch ontwinden, Old High German intwindan. Refl. sense is recorded from 1740; figurative sense of "to release oneself from tensions, to relax" is recorded from 1938. Related: Unwound; unwinding.

verb undo, untangle
verb relax

Example sentences :

He began to unwind his long scarf while she placed a seat for him.
Extract from : « Romola » by George Eliot

Then Mukna's head began to droop and droop; and his trunk began to unwind.
Extract from : « The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two » by Prince Sarath Ghosh

We want to have you take us to the North Pole and unwind about six years.
Extract from : « The Panchronicon » by Harold Steele Mackaye

"Perhaps this will do," he thought, and hurriedly proceeded to unwind it.
Extract from : « The Duke's Motto » by Justin Huntly McCarthy

Her argument, however, does not concern this history, which has too many other threads to unwind.
Extract from : « The Portrait of a Lady » by Henry James

Count Medole, you cannot wind and unwind a conspiracy like a watch.
Extract from : « Vittoria, Complete » by George Meredith

How could a fellow take miles of cotton in his pocket to unwind!
Extract from : « The Peril Finders » by George Manville Fenn

When they have been removed, the main-spring will unwind rapidly.
Extract from : « The Boy Craftsman » by A. Neely Hall

You just have to learn how to unwind yards and yards of Red Tape.
Extract from : « Katharine Frensham » by Beatrice Harraden

My coffee I start as she begins to unwind her curls from their steel cages.
Extract from : « Vignettes Of San Francisco » by Almira Bailey

Synonyms for unwind

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