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Untangling   /əntˈæŋlɪŋ/   Listen
Untangling

noun
1.
The act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition.  Synonyms: disentanglement, extrication, unsnarling.



Untangle

verb
1.
Release from entanglement of difficulty.  Synonyms: disencumber, disentangle, extricate.
2.
Become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of.  Synonyms: unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble.






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"Untangling" Quotes from Famous Books



... warped by the false reasonings and interpretations fed to him in childhood, seemed clearly revealed to Cal. Again a change in concept of relationship to reality, the schematic of forces visualized, the untangling, straightening ...
— Eight Keys to Eden • Mark Irvin Clifton

... engaged untangling his fishing line, while Tony went ashore to hunt for grubs in old logs; and Phil employed himself otherwise. From time to time the chums exchanged a few words, with Phil taking Larry to task for persisting in calling his jointed ...
— Chums in Dixie - or The Strange Cruise of a Motorboat • St. George Rathborne



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