Untying can be categorized as a verb and a noun.
Verb |
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| untie - cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" | ||
| untie - undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" | ||
Noun |
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| untying - loosening the ties that fasten something; "the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy" |
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| 1. | noun | The tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy. | |
| 2. | verb | He kicked his shoes off without untying them first. | |
| 3. | verb | A battle is a method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue. | |
| 4. | verb | I need help untying this boat. | |
| 5. | verb | After removing her glasses and untying her hair, Mary looked like a completely different person. | |
| 6. | verb | Untie the knot. | |
| 7. | verb | The first thing he did was to untie his shoelaces and take his shoes off. | |
| 8. | verb | Untie me now. | |
| 9. | verb | I can't untie this knot. | |
| 10. | verb | I can't untie this knot; it's too tight! | |
| 11. | verb | Can you untie this knot? | |
| 12. | verb | Tom started to untie his shoes. | |
| 13. | verb | Untie me. | |
| 14. | verb | The hands trying to untie the knots / the ribbons speckled on the forehead / of poisonous spit, horrendous cries / he goes vibrating, making the air pulsate. | |
| 15. | verb | Mary started to untie her shoes. | |
| 16. | verb | He started to untie his shoes. |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| The tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy. |
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| verb | |
| He kicked his shoes off without untying them first. | |
| A battle is a method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue. | |
| I need help untying this boat. | |
| After removing her glasses and untying her hair, Mary looked like a completely different person. | |
| Untie the knot. |
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| The first thing he did was to untie his shoelaces and take his shoes off. | |
| Untie me now. | |
| I can't untie this knot. | |
| I can't untie this knot; it's too tight! | |
| Can you untie this knot? | |
| Tom started to untie his shoes. | |
| Untie me. | |
| The hands trying to untie the knots / the ribbons speckled on the forehead / of poisonous spit, horrendous cries / he goes vibrating, making the air pulsate. | |
| Mary started to untie her shoes. | |
| He started to untie his shoes. | |