Usually means: Separating elements that are intertwined.
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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word untwining:

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  1. untwining: Merriam-Webster
  2. untwining: Collins English Dictionary
  3. untwining: Vocabulary.com
  4. untwining: Wordnik
  5. untwining: Wiktionary
  6. untwining: Dictionary.com
  7. untwining: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See untwine as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (untwine)

verb:  (transitive) To untwist the strands of (something entwined).
verb:  (transitive) To free (one thing that is entwined with another), disentangle, extricate.
verb:  (intransitive) To become untwisted or disentangled.
▸ Also see untwine


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