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unsnarl

[ uhn-snahrl ]

/ ʌnˈsnɑrl /

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verb (used with object)

to bring out of a snarled condition; disentangle.

Origin of unsnarl

First recorded in 1545–55; un-² + snarl²

Words nearby unsnarl

unslaked lime, unsling, unsmiling, unsnag, unsnap, unsnarl, unsociable, unsocial, unsold, unsolder, unsolicited

Example sentences from the Web for unsnarl

For, seeing traffic thus blocked, the policeman rushed to unsnarl the tangle.

Bransford of Rainbow Range |Eugene Manlove Rhodes
"He must come to unsnarl the tangle he has made here," replied the detective.

Little Bobtail |Oliver Optic
He gave up trying to unsnarl the tangle of his own feelings.

World of the Drone |Robert Abernathy
The new dog driver, in attempting to unsnarl the traces of his dogs, had let them get away from him.

The North Pole |Robert E. Peary

Phyllis, your friend and I are relations of some sort; come, unsnarl us.

The Wyndam Girls |Marion Ames Taggart

British Dictionary definitions for unsnarl

unsnarl

/ (ʌnˈsnɑːl) /

verb

(tr) to free from a snarl or tangle