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View definitions for straightening out

straightening out

verb as in unravel

verb as in debug

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Example Sentences

Once more was there a cracking of whips, and the oxen, straightening out along the trek-touw (Note 3), moved reluctantly on.

One of the ladies-in-waiting is straightening out the tangled strands of wool with carding combs.

I supposed they did when I gave them to you; but you've given it a twist that needs straightening out.

He turned with the beginning of a smile that would not finish: "Would you mind straightening out my arm?"

Boyd had been straightening out the rent and basting it on a piece of stiff paper.

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On this page you'll find 603 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to straighten out, such as: actively, earnestly, passionately, sincerely, vigorously, and gravely.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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