uncoil
verb (used with or without object)
to unwind from a coiled position.
has uncoiled
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present perfectof uncoil (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has uncoiled the rope and worked it through the carabiner, peering over the sheer rocky drop.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2018
Purdue University's Paul Fatout has uncoiled the tangled temperament of Cynic Bierce in a lively and readable new biography.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mrs. Malcolm, watching with lips a little parted, said to herself: "He has uncoiled too much."
From The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)
The vine has uncoiled from its natural support, and the ivy has ceased to entwine the oak.
From The Portland Sketch Book by Various
