uncoil
verb (used with or without object)
to unwind from a coiled position.
uncoiled
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past participleof uncoil.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof uncoil.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
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a word derived from
coil.
coilnouna connected series of spirals or rings that rope, wire, or the like has been formed into.
Example Sentences
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She spoke with the force of a spring uncoiled and the determination of a balled-up fist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2024
Razor wire has also been uncoiled along the border.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
Officers from Customs and Border Protection uncoiled razor wire across the railway gate.
From Reuters ● Aug. 8, 2023
Gone is the idea of a totemic strand of DNA that extends six feet when uncoiled and stretched out in a straight line.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2023
The strap’s design was simple, unusual, and consisted of blue curls that Ten Snow bashfully explained were the uncoiled heads of new spring ferns, her husband’s favorite food.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
