uncurl
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un·curl
(ŭn-kûrl′)v. un·curled, un·curl·ing, un·curls
v.tr.
To unwind from or as if from a curl, coil, spiral, or curled position: uncurled my fists.
v.intr.
To become unwound from a curl: fern fronds uncurling in the spring air.
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uncurl
(ʌnˈkɜːl)vb
to move or cause to move out of a curled or rolled up position
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un•curl
(ʌnˈkɜrl)v.t., v.i.
to straighten out from a curled position.
[1580–90]
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uncurl
Past participle: uncurled
Gerund: uncurling
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Verb | 1. | uncurl - move out of a curled position; "He uncurled himself" change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture |
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Translations
يُزيل تَجْعيد الشَّعْر
natáhnout
teygja úr sér
atritināties
aç makdüzel mek
uncurl
[ˈʌnˈkɜːl]A. VT → desenroscar
B. VI [snake etc] → desenroscarse; (= straighten out) → estirarse
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uncurl
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uncurl
(anˈkəːl) verb to straighten from a curled position. The hedgehog slowly uncurled (itself).
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