uncross
Americanverb (used with object)
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uncrosses,
present (3rd person singular)
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uncrossed,
past participle, past
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uncrossing
present participle
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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uncrosssimple
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uncrossessimple
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have uncrossedperfect
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has uncrossedperfect
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am uncrossingprogressive
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are uncrossingprogressive
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is uncrossingprogressive
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have been uncrossingperfect progressive
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has been uncrossingperfect progressive
Past
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uncrossedsimple
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had uncrossedperfect
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was uncrossingprogressive
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were uncrossingprogressive
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had been uncrossingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of uncross
Example Sentences
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When the Washington Wizards guard talks about his son, his arms uncross, his smile stretches wide and his hand instinctively reaches into his shorts pocket for his phone to show off pictures.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2022
“My biggest move was in the very beginning when I decided to never uncross my fingers,” James L. Brooks, the show’s executive producer since its start, since in a statement announcing the renewal.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2021
There are four places where edges cross, and you can’t uncross them while preserving the edge lengths.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 28, 2018
When my eyes uncross and my head stops coming to a point, I’d like to read aloud to him from the Emancipation Proclamation.
From Salon ● May 4, 2017
Now I sit with my legs crossed, only I think that looks weird, so I uncross them, only now I’m cold and nervous, so I cross them again.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
France uncrosses his legs and reaches for the pot of lip balm.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2019
One has a ponytail, one is in a suit, and the third crosses and uncrosses his gray street sneakers.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 26, 2018
He wriggles on the sofa, he crosses and uncrosses his legs, he folds his arms and glares around the room.
From Time Magazine Archive
She uncrosses her hands and holds them out, palms up and fingers spread.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
He sniffs, pulls his hand back, uncrosses his legs.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
"Some lines have been crossed that cannot be uncrossed anymore," she said.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Kyrylo Sakalo crossed and uncrossed his legs uncomfortably during an interview alongside his mother and grandmother and barely looked up from his cellphone.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
She crossed her arms to symbolize the chains of slavery, then uncrossed them in release.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2019
He had twitched, hugged himself, crossed and uncrossed his legs, scratched his arms and jiggled at a terrific frequency that suggested advanced jitters or vast amounts of caffeine.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2018
She holds up her hands, showing her uncrossed fingers, and it’s like she’s daring us.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
"One day I kept crossing and uncrossing my fingers," says Christian.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2022
“Ever?” he interrupted, uncrossing his arms, and most of the room giggled.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2020
As he talks, he comes back to his desk, stands at an easy parade rest, plunging one hand into a pocket, or crossing and uncrossing his arms.
From Time Magazine Archive
Anthony Eden fidgeted a bit, crossing and uncrossing his Savile Row-clad legs.
From Time Magazine Archive
He's walking two dogs, their leashes crossing and uncrossing as the dogs try to get ahead of each other.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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