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untangling

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The process by which something is untangled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of untangle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unsnarling, disentanglement, extrication

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: liberation, release, freeing

History

Etymology

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