unsnarling

/ʌnˈsnɑrlɪŋ/
noun
  1. The act of untangling or straightening out something that is twisted or knotted.
    • The unsnarling of the Christmas lights took her over an hour.
    • He spent the afternoon on the unsnarling of a tangled fishing line.
    • The unsnarling of the necklace chain required patience and a steady hand.
  2. The process of resolving a complicated or confusing situation.
    • Her unsnarling of the company's messy records saved the business from an audit.
    • The unsnarling of traffic after the accident took police nearly two hours.
    • The unsnarling of the legal dispute required several meetings with lawyers.
adjective
  1. Serving to untangle or straighten out something twisted or knotted.
    • She used an unsnarling brush on her daughter's tangled hair.
    • The unsnarling tool made quick work of the knot in the rope.
    • He bought an unsnarling spray to help with the knots in his dog's fur.
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