unwrap
Americanverb (used with object)
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unwraps,
present (3rd person singular)
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unwrapped,
past participle, past
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unwrapping
present participle
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to remove or open the wrapping of.
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to open (something wrapped).
Sheila unwrapped the Christmas presents quickly.
verb (used without object)
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unwraps,
present (3rd person singular)
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unwrapped,
past participle, past
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unwrapping
present participle
verb
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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unwrapsimple
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unwrapssimple
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have unwrappedperfect
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has unwrappedperfect
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am unwrappingprogressive
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are unwrappingprogressive
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is unwrappingprogressive
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have been unwrappingperfect progressive
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has been unwrappingperfect progressive
Past
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unwrappedsimple
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had unwrappedperfect
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was unwrappingprogressive
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were unwrappingprogressive
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had been unwrappingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of unwrap
Example Sentences
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Your appetite has been sharpened by sun, distance and swimming, and what you unwrap tastes less like something that survived the journey than something that has been quietly getting ready for you.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Cabral’s older son will unwrap a $266 mini 3-D printer, and his younger son the $107 beach game Flyball for day trips to Narragansett, in addition to an assortment of art supplies and Pokémon cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
It’s almost time to unwrap those presents: Christmas is coming up on Thursday, Dec. 25.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
Let’s unwrap why Phreesia is still a buy for 2026.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
I was about to unwrap my sandwich when Nancy Bobofit appeared in front of me with her ugly friends—I guess she’d gotten tired of stealing from the tourists—and dumped her half-eaten lunch in Grover’s lap.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
Writer-director Aaron Schimberg unwraps the bandages on a fragile, anxious New Yorker’s experimental facial transformation in the strange, funny, superbly acted “A Different Man,” starring Sebastian Stan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024
He unwraps a tightly-packed parcel she hands to him.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2023
For the solo she has titled “Caged Thoughts,” Phillips wraps and unwraps herself in impassioned anguish.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
The stone-faced guard unwraps the bite-sized confection and pops it into his mouth.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2021
“What are you doing? Give me my food!” she barks at me and unwraps the banana leaves to find rice and salted pork.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
When her bandages are unwrapped, she’s devastated to learn that her face is still symmetrical, with a thin nose, unblemished skin, and full lips.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
They sounded like a parent caught with unwrapped Christmas presents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Investors haven’t unwrapped it just yet, distracted by piecing together the year’s sprawling artificial-intelligence trade.
From Barron's ● Dec. 11, 2025
“Hi. Is everyone — is everyone good? Comfortable? Snacks unwrapped? Hello. Hi. Welcome.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
Wordlessly, he unwrapped the tissue paper, revealing a hat, a scarf, and mittens, all the same green as his eyes.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
And at a Valentine's Day viewing of Wuthering Heights earlier this year, a woman nearby in the auditorium was eating a huge chocolate heart, unwrapping a crinkly wrapper in the process.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Among the presents family and friends will be unwrapping: microbiome tests, which detail the types of bacteria living in your gut, and services that use continuous glucose monitoring devices, which measure blood sugar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
The anticipation of unwrapping a present heightens the excitement, which might account for enthusiasm about the delayed November consumer-price index reading on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
They showed people, including children, unwrapping the packaging, eating the chips and then reacting to the heat.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
I felt myself flush and concentrated on unwrapping another Mini Cup to distract from it.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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