uncurl
verb
un·curl
ˌən-ˈkər(-ə)l 
uncurled; uncurling; uncurls
: to become straightened out from a curled or coiled position
: to straighten the curls of : unroll
Examples of uncurl in a Sentence
The snake uncurled and slithered off.
uncurled the ribbon and flattened it out
Recent Examples on the Web
One fall day in 1856, a family of Eastern gray squirrels in rural New York uncurled from a cozy nest in a chestnut tree, looked around, and joined half a billion other squirrels on a multi-state walkabout.
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Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
Exhale, lower the bridge down, then uncurl the trunk to bring the right hip and shoulder back to the ground.
—Jen Murphy, WSJ, 16 June 2022
My heaven is alpine: krummholz giving way to granite, and the sky uncurling from fast-moving clouds.
—Gretel Ehrlich, The Atlantic, 2 May 2020
As the pro-United States crowd filling the stadium erupted in cheers, Rapinoe jogged toward the corner flag, uncurled a slow pirouette and lifted her arms to either side, like a bullfighter awash in adulation.
—Andrew Keh, New York Times, 7 July 2019
In the short clip, what appeared to be a snake or dragon tail curled and uncurled under video static.
—Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com, 21 Aug. 2017
Late spring is time for the white bells of salal, intermingled with uncurling fronds of new ferns, and one of my favorites: tiny starflowers, with their single pinkish-white, seven-pointed star shining from a cluster of deep green leaves.
—Brian J. Cantwell, The Seattle Times, 7 June 2017
Using a water hose, uncurl it to make a straight line in the grass.
—Angela Peterson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2017
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Christine Peterson, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
Exhale, lower the bridge down, then uncurl the trunk to bring the right hip and shoulder back to the ground.
—Jen Murphy, WSJ, 16 June 2022
My heaven is alpine: krummholz giving way to granite, and the sky uncurling from fast-moving clouds.
—Gretel Ehrlich, The Atlantic, 2 May 2020
As the pro-United States crowd filling the stadium erupted in cheers, Rapinoe jogged toward the corner flag, uncurled a slow pirouette and lifted her arms to either side, like a bullfighter awash in adulation.
—Andrew Keh, New York Times, 7 July 2019
In the short clip, what appeared to be a snake or dragon tail curled and uncurled under video static.
—Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com, 21 Aug. 2017
Late spring is time for the white bells of salal, intermingled with uncurling fronds of new ferns, and one of my favorites: tiny starflowers, with their single pinkish-white, seven-pointed star shining from a cluster of deep green leaves.
—Brian J. Cantwell, The Seattle Times, 7 June 2017
Using a water hose, uncurl it to make a straight line in the grass.
—Angela Peterson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2017
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“Uncurl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncurl. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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uncurl
verb
un·curl
ˌən-ˈkər(-ə)l
ˈən-
: to make or become straightened out from a curled or coiled position
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