uncurl
uncurl · uncurls · uncurled · uncurling
To straighten out from being curled upTo straighten out from being curled up.
Meaning
1 sensesTo straighten out from being curled up.
The hedgehog uncurled when its predators had left.
move out of a curled position
Origin
From un- + curl.From un- + curl.
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Forms
uncurls, uncurling, uncurled, uncurledWord family
1 related wordsDeriveduncurler
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle