1 to free from a tangled or snarled condition; 2 to make clear; make order out of; straighten out
She tried to untangle the yarn.
She tried to untangle the yarn.
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He could not untangle the snarly thread.
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How did Franny untangle herself from the gum?
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How did the stranger help the five mule drivers untangle their feet?
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Who tried to untangle Christmas lights, but was caught in them?
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The snarly old woman snapped at him. OR He could not untangle the snarly thread.
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make clear; straighten out; free
entangle; tangle
3 syllables
un-tan-gle
angle
bangle
dangle
fangle
gangl
jangle
langill
mangle
nangle
pangle
spangle
stangl
stangle
strangle
tangle
wangle
wrangell
wrangle
entangle
newfangle
untangle
disentangle
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