Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unwound

/ʌnˈwaʊnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: un-wound
IPA: /ʌnˈwaʊnd/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of unwind

verb

to make (someone’s) wounds go away, to heal

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The time travelling episode offers us restored wholeness of many kinds, ranging from physical (the ‘unwounding’ of wounded men) to spiritual and metaphysical (our transcending the tragedy of before and after)."
""When I'm wounded, I go after people hard and I try to unwound myself," Trump said in a much-anticipated interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly that aired Tuesday night on Fox."

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un-

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

unwounds (present, singular) unwounding (participle, present) unwounded (participle, past) unwounded (past)

Rhymes With

around found ground sound round 'round bound pound wound renowned profound lb

Questions

How do you pronounce unwound?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈwaʊnd/.
What does unwound mean?: simple past and past participle of unwind
Where does unwound come from?: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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