unwrap
Americanverb (used with object)
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unwraps,
present (3rd person singular)
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unwrapped,
past participle, past
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unwrapping
present participle
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to remove or open the wrapping of.
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to open (something wrapped).
Sheila unwrapped the Christmas presents quickly.
verb (used without object)
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unwraps,
present (3rd person singular)
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unwrapped,
past participle, past
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unwrapping
present participle
verb
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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unwrapsimple
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unwrapssimple
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have unwrappedperfect
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has unwrappedperfect
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am unwrappingprogressive
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are unwrappingprogressive
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is unwrappingprogressive
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have been unwrappingperfect progressive
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has been unwrappingperfect progressive
Past
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unwrappedsimple
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had unwrappedperfect
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was unwrappingprogressive
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were unwrappingprogressive
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had been unwrappingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of unwrap
Example Sentences
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We decided to open it last and fought over who got to unwrap it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
It’s almost time to unwrap those presents: Christmas is coming up on Thursday, Dec. 25.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
Let’s unwrap why Phreesia is still a buy for 2026.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
Big Joe Konnected Joe -The entertainer in your life will absolutely melt if they unwrap the Big Joe Konnected Joe Digital Charcoal Grill and Smoker this season.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
I fumbled with the brown paper, trying to unwrap it carefully so we could use the paper again.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
He pours the Ditka wine into a plastic cup and unwraps his hoagie, layered with ham and, as the cashier so memorably described it, “limited-time yellow squirt.”
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
The Ukrainian peels back a plastic bag, unwraps a towel and, with a smile, wipes some dust from the Bellator welterweight title belt.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2023
So Holguin unwraps the next piece of gum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
For the solo she has titled “Caged Thoughts,” Phillips wraps and unwraps herself in impassioned anguish.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
When she unwraps the newspaper, she finds a model house, tall and narrow, no bigger than her fist.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
When her bandages are unwrapped, she’s devastated to learn that her face is still symmetrical, with a thin nose, unblemished skin, and full lips.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
With older members of the group struggling to climb the bank, Poonguzhali Ponmambadan, 61, unwrapped her sari dress and gave it to her husband to use as a rope.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Inside a sparse room he rented in Foshan for $3 a day, he unwrapped a strip of coated wood, evidence for prospective employers of his life’s work painting furniture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
The game involved the children chewing and swallowing three sweets that they unwrapped in advance, with the quickest eating all three winning a prize of a chocolate bar the next morning.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
I unwrapped my hair and forced myself to sit at my desk with my chemistry book in front of me.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
A trip to ancient Egypt, for instance, leads to one of the Minions running out of toilet paper and accidentally unwrapping a nearby mummy’s bandages for the purpose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
And at a Valentine's Day viewing of Wuthering Heights earlier this year, a woman nearby in the auditorium was eating a huge chocolate heart, unwrapping a crinkly wrapper in the process.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Big gains in large growth stocks are like unwrapping a longed-for Christmas gift.
From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025
The show’s narrator and singer regales guests with tales of how different Latin countries present stories of Santa Claus, or, say, the joy of unwrapping a tamale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
Madge is cheering on the unwrapping, along with everyone else, when she sees me holding my hands to my ears.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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