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[ uhn-wound ] / ʌnˈwaʊnd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unwound ON THESAURUS.COM
verbsimple past tense and past participle of unwind. Words nearby unwoundunwonted, unworkable, unworldly, unworried, unworthy, unwound, unwrap, unwreathe, unwrinkle, unwritten, unwritten constitution Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unwoundThe U.S. says Iran should suspend the 20 percent enrichment as a confidence-building measure before sanctions begin to be unwound. Behind the Smiles in Geneva, No Concrete Progress in Iran Negotiations|Michael Adler|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST The unwound are some citizens George Packer found and spent time with, people who symbolize this American nightmare. The National Book Awards Longlist for Nonfiction||September 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST The guarantees and bailouts the Fed put in place in 2008 and 2009 have been unwound without significant cost to the public. Ben Bernanke’s Federal Reserve Is Boring Again|Daniel Gross|December 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST And so one of the least-wanted stock positions in American history has been unwound at a tidy profit. Surprise—We Made $23 Billion Off AIG!|Daniel Gross|December 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Special-purpose courts can be created and unwound as it suits the leader. Where Iran's Regime Learned Its Tricks|Scott Horton|June 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST They broke in upon our love ecstasy, and with a sigh Minna unwound her arms from my neck, and we stood hand in hand a minute. A Dash .. .. .. For a Throne|Arthur W. Marchmont When you come to that lake at midday the ball will be unwound. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland|Jeremiah Curtin Hunterleys unwound his scarf and handed his coat and hat to a page-boy. Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo|E. Phillips Oppenheim Once he was on the ledge, the chain wound itself up as it had unwound itself. Children of the Tenements|Jacob A. Riis Feeling the pain, it unwound its arm from about Mavovo, knocking Stephen over with the backward sweep. Allan and the Holy Flower|H. Rider Haggard
British Dictionary definitions for unwound
verbthe past tense and past participle of unwind Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unwoundloosen, unravel, unfurl, take it easy, sit back, loose, slacken, separate, disentangle, free, unroll, unwrap, ravel, unbend, untwine, untwist, unreel, uncoil, recline, quieten |