uncurl

American  

[uhn-kurl] / ʌnˈkɜrl /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to straighten or become straightened out from a curl or curled position.

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uncurl British  

/ ʌnˈkɜːl /

verb

1. to move or cause to move out of a curled or rolled up position

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Etymology

Origin of uncurl

First recorded in 1580–90; un- ² + curl

Example Sentences

And while Peach kept his face in the pillow, I told him, “You didn’t let Dismay go. I did. I uncurled your fingers and I told you to let him go.”

From Literature

It was like the time she’d been in her hidey-hole back in Georgia and saw a snake sunning itself only to watch it uncurl.

From Literature

He uncurled himself slowly and sat up a little straighter.

From Literature

He uncurls the tangled mystery of this maze.

From Literature

When he makes a fist, then uncurls his fingers, Athena does the same.

From New York Times

Related Words

• spread
• stretch out
• unfurl
• unravel