Synonyms for unwind
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uhn-wahynd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈwaɪnd |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for unwind
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