The meaning of Unwinding

verb

To get rid of feelings of stress (= worry caused by difficult situations in your life or job)

Usage examples:

I began doing yoga as a way to de-stress., create a relaxing bedroom environment to de-stress you a…

verb

Free (something or someone) from something that they are entangled with.

Usage examples:

‘i must go,’ she said, disentangling her fingers from gabriel's

verb

To separate things that have become joined or confused

Usage examples:

It’s hard to disentangle the truth from all her lies.

verb

Fall, move, or hang in a loose and ungainly way.

Usage examples:

His blond hair flopped over his eyes

noun

A heavy, loose, and ungainly movement, or a sound made by it.

Usage examples:

They hit the ground with a flop

combining form

Floating-point operations per second (used as a measure of computing power).

Usage examples:

A gigaflop computer

adjective

(of a person) avoiding work; lazy.

Usage examples:

Idle students

verb

Spend time doing nothing.

Usage examples:

Four men were idling outside the shop

adjective

Not working, not active, or doing nothing

Usage examples:

Idle factories, the machines are standing idle because there are no spare parts., idle speculation,…

verb

Spend time in a relaxed, lazy manner.

Usage examples:

She spent the day at home, reading the papers and generally lazing around

noun

A spell of lazing around.

Usage examples:

A laze in the sun

verb

To relax and enjoy yourself, doing very little

Usage examples:

We spent the day lazing around on the beach.

idiom

Become less in amount or intensity

phrasal verb

(of something undesirable) become less intense.

Usage examples:

The rain's letting up—it'll be clear soon

phrasal verb

(esp. of something unpleasant) to become less strong or stop

Usage examples:

When the rain lets up we’ll go for a walk.

noun

A quantity of bread that is shaped and baked in one piece and usually sliced before being eaten.

Usage examples:

A loaf of bread

verb

Spend one's time in an aimless, idle way.

Usage examples:

Don't let him see you loafing about with your hands in your pockets

noun

Bread that is shaped and baked in a single piece and can be sliced for eating

Usage examples:

Get a loaf of white bread from the corner store., he just wanted to loaf for a while before beginni…

verb

Sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way.

Usage examples:

The two girls lolled in their chairs

verb

To lie or sit in a relaxed, informal way, or (esp. of the tongue) to hang loosely

Usage examples:

She lolled in an armchair., the patient lay with her mouth open, her tongue lolling out.

verb

Lie, sit, or stand in a relaxed or lazy way.

Usage examples:

Several students were lounging about reading papers

noun

A public room in a hotel, theatre, or club in which to sit and relax.

Usage examples:

The hotel has a pleasant lounge and bar

noun

A public room for relaxing or waiting in

Usage examples:

A faculty lounge, she was lounging on the beach.

verb

Enjoy (something) as a luxury; take self-indulgent delight in.

Usage examples:

She was luxuriating in a long bath

phrasal verb

To get great pleasure from something, especially because it provides physical comfort

Usage examples:

There's nothing better after a hard day's work than to luxuriate in a hot bath.

verb

Make or become less tense or anxious.

Usage examples:

He relaxed and smiled confidently

verb

Make less taut

verb

To become or cause someone to become calm and comfortable, and not worried or nervous, or to become or cause a muscle or the body to become less tight

Usage examples:

[ i ] she saw a need for a downtown club where women could relax., [ t ] this exercise will help yo…

noun

A state of rest, sleep, or tranquillity.

Usage examples:

In repose her face looked relaxed

verb

Be situated or kept in a particular place.

Usage examples:

The diamond now reposes in the louvre

verb

Place something, especially one's confidence or trust, in.

Usage examples:

We have never betrayed the trust that you have reposed in us

verb

Cease work or movement in order to relax, sleep, or recover strength.

Usage examples:

He needed to rest after the feverish activity

noun

An instance or period of resting.

Usage examples:

You look as though you need a rest

verb

Remain or be left in a specified condition.

Usage examples:

You can rest assured she will do everything she can

verb

Sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply.

Usage examples:

She slumped against the cushions

noun

A sudden severe or prolonged fall in the price, value, or amount of something.

Usage examples:

A slump in profits

verb

To fall heavily and suddenly

Usage examples:

She slumped to the floor in a faint., the old man slumped in his chair, asleep., we both slumped ag…

verb

Make or become straight from a bent or twisted form or position.

Usage examples:

I had trouble unbending my cramped knees

verb

To relax and become less formal and serious in your manner

Usage examples:

I'd hoped that after a glass or two of wine she might unbend a little.

verb

Straighten or cause to straighten from a coiled or curled position.

Usage examples:

The rope uncoiled like a snake

verb

Unfasten, untie, or loosen (something).

Usage examples:

The knot was difficult to undo

noun

A feature of a computer program that allows a user to cancel or reverse the last command executed.

Usage examples:

The undo command

verb

Cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect

verb

Make or become spread out from a rolled or folded state, especially in order to be open to the wind.

Usage examples:

A man was unfurling a sail

verb

Straighten or become straight.

Usage examples:

The next job was to unkink the twisted christmas lights

verb

Undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads).

Usage examples:

There are some threads that once pulled unraveled the whole sweater.

verb

Unwind.

Usage examples:

The fibre optic cable must be unreeled before installation

verb

Open or cause to open out from a rolled-up state.

Usage examples:

The blanket unrolled as he tugged it

verb

To open and become flat from a rolled position, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ t ] she unrolled a bolt of silk for us to look at.

verb

Make or become unwound or untwisted.

Usage examples:

Robyn untwined her fingers

verb

Open or cause to open from a twisted position.

Usage examples:

He untwisted the wire and straightened it out