untying

At one point, someone said that a particular corporation "the first step in untying this Gordian knot is to slather it with Krazy Glue" situation sounded like a government bureaucratic mess rather than anything in private business.

Another Day in the Ketchup Mine 2005

"A fellow without a knife might spend quite a while in untying all those," said the Hermit.

A Little Bush Maid 1910

She undid the knot with the feeling of pride which attends the operation of succeeding in untying

Hagar's Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice Pauline Elizabeth 1902

69 The counteracting effect involved defeating or "untying" the source of affliction.

Societies, Religion, and History: Central East Tanzanians and the World They Created, c. 200 BCE to 1800 CE 2008

We must be working from our own history - and we don’t need to call for "untying" the United States to become independent.

VERMONT FIRST: Envisioning a new paradigm for Vermont secessionists. 2008

Food Aid: Time to Get It Right, "calls for a major overhaul of food aid programmes, including" untying "the assistance from U. S.-origin and shipping requirements, as well as the practice of monetisation - that is, providing food to NGOs or local governments for sale so that the proceeds can be used for aid work or other purposes.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

He handled each one reverently, as a sacred thing, untying and unwrapping it and brushing it with a fine camel's hair brush while it revolved and ere he placed the needle on it.

CHAPTER X 2010

In anticipation of getting the all-clear, Diego begins untying his apron.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

Even after untying the twine, the mitt stayed frozen in position, wrapped around a ball that we had to pry out of the pocket.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad Jack Canfield 2011

While they were untying the last one, Graham, with an arm like a leg, stripped for it and went to it.

CHAPTER XXIII 2010