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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On the drive out that afternoon, between fields of corn and sunflowers, miles of newly uncoiled barbed wire glint in the sunlight.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025
She spoke with the force of a spring uncoiled and the determination of a balled-up fist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2024
Officers from Customs and Border Protection uncoiled razor wire across the railway gate.
From Reuters ● Aug. 8, 2023
In the electric revival that opened on Thursday at Circle in the Square, Teach is embodied with coiled and then terrifyingly uncoiled ferocity by Sam Rockwell, making a great occasion of a great role.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2022
Jon watched him closely, making note of how he went, and where he found each handhold, and when the last loop of hemp uncoiled, he took off his own gloves and followed, much more slowly.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
