uncurl

[ uhn-kurl ]

/ ʌnˈkɜrl /

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verb (used with or without object)

to straighten or become straightened out from a curl or curled position.

Origin of uncurl

First recorded in 1580–90; un-² + curl

Words nearby uncurl

unctuarium, unctuous, uncultivated, unculture, uncultured, uncurl, uncus, uncustomary, uncut, undamaged, undamped

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Example sentences from the Web for uncurl

The head seemed the only thing alive about him, except that slow curl and uncurl of the laboring back muscles.
The Lock And Key Library|Various
The rest began to uncurl in the box, and she discovered what had happened.
A Modern Tomboy|L. T. Meade
The boys left the hedgehog to uncurl himself when he pleased, and next went to a cucumber frame where Charley kept a pet toad.
Woodside|Caroline Hadley
After a time Richard convinced himself that the kink was a part of the pig's tail and stopped trying to uncurl it.
Bobby in Search of a Birthday|Lebbeus Mitchell

Then the great army column that has curled itself up like a caterpillar for the night begins slowly to uncurl.
With Rimington|L. March Phillipps

British Dictionary definitions for uncurl

uncurl

/ (ʌnˈkɜːl) /

verb

to move or cause to move out of a curled or rolled up position

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	uncurl
释义	uncurl [ uhn-kurl ] / ʌnˈkɜrl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR uncurl ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object) to straighten or become straightened out from a curl or curled position. Origin of uncurl First recorded in 1580–90; un-² + curl Words nearby uncurl unctuarium, unctuous, uncultivated, unculture, uncultured, uncurl, uncus, uncustomary, uncut, undamaged, undamped Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for uncurl The head seemed the only thing alive about him, except that slow curl and uncurl of the laboring back muscles. The Lock And Key Library\|Various The rest began to uncurl in the box, and she discovered what had happened. A Modern Tomboy\|L. T. Meade The boys left the hedgehog to uncurl himself when he pleased, and next went to a cucumber frame where Charley kept a pet toad. Woodside\|Caroline Hadley After a time Richard convinced himself that the kink was a part of the pig's tail and stopped trying to uncurl it. Bobby in Search of a Birthday\|Lebbeus Mitchell Then the great army column that has curled itself up like a caterpillar for the night begins slowly to uncurl. With Rimington\|L. March Phillipps British Dictionary definitions for uncurl uncurl / (ʌnˈkɜːl) / verb to move or cause to move out of a curled or rolled up position Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to uncurl rectify, uncoil, spread, unravel, unfurl, stretch out, even, compose, level, align, tidy, correct, unfold, neaten, order, arrange, unbend, untwist, unsnarl, unwind
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uncurl

verb (used with or without object)

Origin of uncurl

Words nearby uncurl

Example sentences from the Web for uncurl

British Dictionary definitions for uncurl

verb

Words related to uncurl