uncross
Americanverb (used with object)
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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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Wes Unseld Jr., coaching his first game for the Wizards the same day his late father was named to the NBA’s 75th-anniversary team, hardly had to uncross his arms on the sideline to conduct.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2021
“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
I uncross my legs, and at the same moment, the door to the mini-mansion opens and out come the Darcys.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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
He sniffs, pulls his hand back, uncrosses his legs.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
She uncrosses her hands and holds them out, palms up and fingers spread.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
"Some lines have been crossed that cannot be uncrossed anymore," she said.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
As the teacher started to count down, the students uncrossed their arms and bowed their heads, completing the exercise in a flash.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2024
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
Foster intimacy by maintaining eye contact and arranging your body to be open—legs uncrossed or crossed toward the person you’re speaking with, arms by your sides or on your lap.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2019
The outlaw took a deep breath, uncrossed his legs, and the puzzled look came back to his face.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
"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
Anthony Eden fidgeted a bit, crossing and uncrossing his Savile Row-clad legs.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Mariam could feel Jalil beside her shifting on his seat, could sense feet crossing and uncrossing beneath the table.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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