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untwisting

untwisting is the present participle and gerund of untwist.

Meaning of untwist

Verb

untwist (third-person singular simple present untwists, present participle untwisting, simple past and past participle untwisted)

  1. (transitive) To remove a twist from.
  2. (intransitive) To become untwisted.

See all 3 meanings of untwist

Noun

untwisting (plural untwistings)

  1. The process by which something is untwisted.

Adjective

untwisting (not comparable)

  1. Not twisting.
    • the untwisting river

Forms of untwisting

pluraluntwistings

Words that rhyme with untwisting

Questions about untwisting

What does untwisting mean?
Untwisting means the process by which something is untwisted.
What is untwisting the present participle and gerund of?
Untwisting is the present participle and gerund of untwist.
What part of speech is untwisting?
Untwisting can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of untwisting?
The plural of untwisting is untwistings.

Words near untwisting in the dictionary

  1. untwist
  2. untwistable
  3. untwisted
  4. untwister
  5. untwisters
  6. untwisting
  7. untwistings
  8. untwists
  9. untwitchable
  10. untwitched
  11. unty

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