1. One comb had wide teeth for untangling, while one had smaller teeth for scrubbing her scalp.
2. He stayed there for several seconds before finally untangling himself from the ropes and wobbling back to his corner.
3. The task of untangling these entails the " greater political courage and wisdom " the conference appealed for.
noun
1. the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
Synonym: unsnarling disentanglement extrication