Meanings of untwine in English

So knotted did the Balkan threads become, it is hard to untwine them.

Death must be strong to untwine that clasp!

Hands shaking, she reached to untwine it.

And they had parted in the hey-day of youth, young and ardent, with arms passionately loth to untwine.

Unseen air vents lifted my heavy plaits to writhe and untwine around my face and shoulders like Medusa's serpents-notKelly green, I hoped.

I turned my head, but without moving otherwise, for I feared lest the arms should untwine themselves; and clear, somewhat mournful eyes met mine.

She wants to set the record straight and that means untwining Thaw and Morse.

There she stopped and untwined the golden snake that was wound around her arm.

He untwined his girdle and twined it about his neck.

Next her arms untwined themselves from the bed-post, and her hands clasped themselves together.

With a start Glen glanced toward the door, and gently untwined her lover's arms.

Then, with a gentle movement, he untwined her clasping arms.

She then untwined the snake from her body, and held it by the tail high above her.

She dropped the pins into her shoe while her hair untwined in one loosened tangle down her back.

She untwined his arms from about her-thetears were still in her eyes as she tried to face him.

Perhaps in this dark alien forest the trees twined and untwined their branches as easily as lovers clasp hands.