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单词 unknotting
释义

unknot

verb

un·​knot ˌən-ˈnät How to pronounce unknot (audio)
unknotted; unknotting

transitive verb

: to undo a knot in
unknot a rope
an unknotted tie

Example Sentences

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Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

unknotting

verb

present participle of unknot
as in untying

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • untying
  • uncoiling
  • unwinding
  • unthreading
  • unlacing
  • unrolling
  • unstringing
  • untieing
  • undoing
  • fraying
  • smoothing
  • untangling
  • unweaving
  • untwisting
  • unbraiding
  • unraveling
  • disentangling
  • unlaying
  • fretting
  • untwining
  • straightening (out)
  • unsnarling
  • ravelling (out)
  • raveling (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • tangling
  • entangling
  • snarling
  • winding
  • tying
  • knotting
  • braiding
  • plying
  • splicing
  • lacing
  • tieing
  • plaiting
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