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

I let out my breath and uncurled my fingers.

From Literature

He must have slept, though he hadn’t meant to, because the next thing he knew, she was moving, curling into a ball and uncurling.

From Literature

Then she slowly uncurls herself until she’s standing straight with her arms thrown in the air, her wrists slightly bent.

From Literature

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

Related Words

• spread
• stretch out
• unfurl
• unravel