Unwind — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

reverse the winding or twisting of

separate the tangles of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnwˈaɪnd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnwˈaɪnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnwˈaɪnd/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnwˈaɪnd/.

Examples

unwind a ball of yarn
He relaxed in the hot tub
Let's all relax after a hard day's work

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

decompress loosen up unstrain unlax relax unbend wind off unroll slow down make relaxed disentangle

Antonyms

wind strain tense

Parts of Speech

verb	reverse the winding or twisting of “unwind a ball of yarn”
verb	separate the tangles of
verb	become less tense, rest, or take one's ease “He relaxed in the hot tub”
verb	cause to feel relaxed “A hot bath always relaxes me”

Word Forms

disentanglement	noun	the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
relaxant	adjective	tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension
relaxation	noun	(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
relaxer	noun	any agent that produces relaxation
relaxant	noun	a drug that relaxes and relieves tension

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entspannen

das Aufwickeln oder Verdrehen umkehren

🇫🇷French

se détendre

inverser l'enroulement ou la torsion de

🇪🇸Spanish

relajarse

🇮🇹Italian

rilassarsi

invertire l'avvolgimento o la torsione

🇳🇱Dutch

tot rust komen

keer het wikkelen of draaien om

🇵🇹Portuguese

relaxar

inverter o enrolamento ou torção de

🇷🇺Russian

размотать

поменяйте местами намотку или скручивание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खोलना

घुमाव या घुमाव को उल्टा करना

🇧🇩Bengali

শান্ত করা

এর ঘুর বা মোচড় বিপরীত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஓய்வெடுக்க

முறுக்கு அல்லது முறுக்குதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విప్పు

యొక్క వైండింగ్ లేదా ట్విస్టింగ్ రివర్స్

🇮🇳Marathi

आराम करणे

च्या वळण किंवा वळणे उलट करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આરામ કરો

નું વિન્ડિંગ અથવા વળી જવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಚ್ಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳು

ಅಂಕುಡೊಂಕಾದ ಅಥವಾ ತಿರುಚುವಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಹಿಮ್ಮುಖಗೊಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശ്രമിക്കുക

വളയുകയോ വളച്ചൊടിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਰਾਮ ਕਰੋ

ਦੀ ਵਿੰਡਿੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਮਰੋੜ ਨੂੰ ਉਲਟਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھولنا

کا سمیٹنا یا گھمانا ریورس کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

放松

反转缠绕或扭转

🇯🇵Japanese

くつろぐ

の巻き方やねじりを逆にする

🇰🇷Korean

풀다

감거나 뒤틀린 것을 반대로 하십시오.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thư giãn

đảo ngược cuộn dây hoặc xoắn của

🇹🇭Thai

คลี่คลาย

ย้อนกลับการคดเคี้ยวหรือบิดของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersantai

membalikkan belitan atau puntiran

🇵🇭Filipino

magpahinga

baligtarin ang paikot-ikot o pag-ikot ng

🇲🇾Malay

berehat

membalikkan belitan atau belitan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استرخى

عكس اللف أو التواء

🇮🇷Persian

شل کردن

معکوس کردن سیم پیچ یا پیچش

🇹🇷Turkish

gevşemek

sarımını veya bükülmesini tersine çevirin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְפַּרֵק

להפוך את הפיתול או הפיתול של

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The primary meaning of 'unwind' is 'reverse the winding or twisting of'.

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