were uncurling

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of uncurl.
  uncurl

  verb (used with or without object)

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

Example Sentences

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were uncurling

The tender new shoots of the Virginia creeper were uncurling themselves at the window ledge and feeling their way upward toward freedom—and Nort put his head in among them.

From Hempfield A Novel by David Grayson

Related Words

• spread
• stretch out
• unfurl
• unravel