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untwirl

untwirl verb: to untwist; to undo.

Verb

untwirl (third-person singular simple present untwirls, present participle untwirling, simple past and past participle untwirled)

  1. To untwist; to undo.
    • Edward Topham, The Poetry of The World
      the latchet of the door untwirl'd

Forms of untwirl

third-person singular presentuntwirls
present participleuntwirling
past participleuntwirled
pastuntwirled

Origin of untwirl

From un- + twirl.

Questions about untwirl

What does untwirl mean?
Untwirl means to untwist; to undo.
What part of speech is untwirl?
Untwirl is a verb.
What is the past tense of untwirl?
The past tense of untwirl is untwirled.

Words near untwirl in the dictionary

  1. untwinkle
  2. untwinkled
  3. untwinkles
  4. untwinkling
  5. untwinned
  6. untwirl
  7. untwirled
  8. untwirling
  9. untwirls
  10. untwist
  11. untwistable

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