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underwind

/ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwaɪnd/

underwind verb: to wind (tighten a spring of) something inadequately; to wind too loosely.

Verb

underwind (third-person singular simple present underwinds, present participle underwinding, simple past and past participle underwound)

  1. (transitive) To wind (tighten a spring of) something inadequately; to wind too loosely.

Forms of underwind

third-person singular presentunderwinds
present participleunderwinding
past participleunderwound
pastunderwound

Origin of underwind

From under- + wind.

Questions about underwind

What does underwind mean?
Underwind means to wind (tighten a spring of) something inadequately; to wind too loosely.
What part of speech is underwind?
Underwind is a verb.
How do you pronounce underwind?
Underwind is pronounced /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwaɪnd/.
What is the past tense of underwind?
The past tense of underwind is underwound.

Words near underwind in the dictionary

  1. underwhelms
  2. underwhip
  3. underwhipped
  4. underwhipping
  5. underwhips
  6. underwind
  7. underwinding
  8. underwinds
  9. underwing
  10. underwings
  11. underwire

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