uncoil
verb (used with or without object)
to unwind from a coiled position.
had uncoiled
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past perfectof uncoil.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Whilst I was speaking, he had uncoiled some large sheets of paper which he had brought in his hand from his own room.
From The Jewel of Seven Stars by Stoker, Bram
The big guide had uncoiled his long dog-whip.
From Kazan by Curwood, James Oliver
The long serpent of lights had uncoiled itself along the sea.
From A Spirit in Prison by Hichens, Robert Smythe
The rattler had uncoiled and was creeping away when Ned rushed up and struck at him.
From Dick in the Everglades by Dimock, A. W.
But there were the ropes with unbroken seals, lying there, silent but absolute evidence that no human agency had uncoiled them.
From The Spiritualists and the Detectives by Pinkerton, Allan
