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unwinding

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

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N W AY1 N D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not winding or meandering; straight, direct.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • the long and unwinding road to recovery

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The act by which something is unwound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of unwind

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

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