uncoil
verb
un·coil
ˌən-ˈkȯi(-ə)l 
uncoiled; uncoiling; uncoils
: to release from a coiled state : unwind
: to become uncoiled
Examples of uncoil in a Sentence
The spring began to uncoil.
Recent Examples on the Web
Stewart conveys this repression physically, through a defensive crouch that uncoils when under attack.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Looking over a wobbly guardrail, Dale Landmann uncoiled a few feet of rope, cautiously lowering a white plastic pipe into the opaque waters of the Calumet River on a recent hot weekday morning.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
This made coiling and uncoiling the hose go a lot smoother.
—Kate Morgan, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
Italian start-up Kite gen employs the same concept but uses a giant kite rather than a glider to uncoil the tether.
—Erik Vance, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2011
Then, four small rovers would slowly uncoil nearly 30 miles of wire and 128 antennas into a spiral pattern covering some 6 miles.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2021
When Ragnarok—the Norse apocalypse—arrives, Jorganmandr will uncoil itself for a final battle with the god Thor.
—Regina Hansen, WSJ, 24 June 2021
His songs uncoil instead of taking predictable linear paths, and his writing is performed as an act of soul-searching.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 18 May 2021
The sudden tug caused the molecular structure of the PTFE to uncoil, creating billions of microscopic air pockets that added strength and porosity.
—Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2020
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Looking over a wobbly guardrail, Dale Landmann uncoiled a few feet of rope, cautiously lowering a white plastic pipe into the opaque waters of the Calumet River on a recent hot weekday morning.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
This made coiling and uncoiling the hose go a lot smoother.
—Kate Morgan, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
Italian start-up Kite gen employs the same concept but uses a giant kite rather than a glider to uncoil the tether.
—Erik Vance, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2011
Then, four small rovers would slowly uncoil nearly 30 miles of wire and 128 antennas into a spiral pattern covering some 6 miles.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2021
When Ragnarok—the Norse apocalypse—arrives, Jorganmandr will uncoil itself for a final battle with the god Thor.
—Regina Hansen, WSJ, 24 June 2021
His songs uncoil instead of taking predictable linear paths, and his writing is performed as an act of soul-searching.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 18 May 2021
The sudden tug caused the molecular structure of the PTFE to uncoil, creating billions of microscopic air pockets that added strength and porosity.
—Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2020
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uncoil
verb
un·coil
ˌən-ˈkȯi(ə)l
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: to release or become released from a coiled state : unwind
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