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uncurling

  • present participle
    of uncurl.
    uncurl
    verb (used with or without object)
    to straighten or become straightened out from a curl or curled position.

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By curling and uncurling their toes, geckos can alternate between sticking and unsticking from a surface, and thus easily move across it.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Hundreds of police officers clumped on the corners, glancing up at the smoke uncurling in the sky.

From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2016

Ancient Babylonians likened it to an uncurling date palm shoot.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2015

Both of us were upon her, coaxing her hands way from her face, uncurling her to reveal wet cheeks.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 14, 2014

My mom was curling and uncurling her lips like she wanted to say something.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez