uncurl

[ uhn-kurl ]

verb (used with or without object)

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

uncurl

/ ʌnˈkɜːl /

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of uncurl¹

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

Example Sentences

If you have to uncurl your fingers to stand fully upright, your RAD is too short.

From Outside Online

His heavy moustache seemed to uncurl itself nervously, and his jaw dropped slowly, as he watched Claudius leave the deck-cabin.

From Project Gutenberg

After a time Richard convinced himself that the kink was a part of the pig's tail and stopped trying to uncurl it.

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The withered fronds of last year are pushed off the fern by the new ones as they uncurl.

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The flower is to open more widely; the inner ring of petals must uncurl.

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These leaves curl over at the tip, along with the buds, and they uncurl as the flowers open.

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Related Words

• spread
• stretch out
• unfurl
• unravel