untangling
verbHow many syllables in untangling?
There are 3 syllables in the word untangling.How to pronounce untangling:
Definition of untangling:
- untangling (verb):
- release, as from one's grip.
- to free from tangles or confusion
- to loose from tangles or entanglement straighten out
Synonyms for untangling:
bring out
discharge
disengage
disentangle
disentangling
extricate
fraying
let go
let go of
let loose
let out
loose
muster out
pop
raveling (out)
ravelling (out)
relinquish
sort out
straighten out
toggle
unbraiding
unhand
unleash
unravel
unraveling
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