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UNWINDING
Verb
unwinding
present participle of unwind
Noun
unwinding (plural unwindings)
The act by which something is unwound.
Adjective
unwinding (not comparable)
Not winding or meandering; straight, direct.
the long and unwinding road to recovery
Source: Wiktionary
UNWIND
Un*wind", v. t. Etym: [AS. unwindan. See 1st Un-, and Wind to coil.]
1. To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn.
2. To disentangle. [Obs.] Hooker.
Un*wind", v. i.
Definition: To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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