unwrap
verb (used with object)
to remove or open the wrapping of.
unwrapping
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present participleof unwrap.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, a family were unwrapping an entire picnic at their seats.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Among the presents family and friends will be unwrapping: microbiome tests, which detail the types of bacteria living in your gut, and services that use continuous glucose monitoring devices, which measure blood sugar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
The anticipation of unwrapping a present heightens the excitement, which might account for enthusiasm about the delayed November consumer-price index reading on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
There, a narrator and singer welcomes and 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 ● Dec. 5, 2024
I lead him around the long way, away from Shiloh’s pen, and he doesn’t even notice because he’s unwrapping his kite, made of silk or something, which one of his relatives brought him.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
