uncurl
pronunciation
How to pronounce uncurl in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈkɜ:l]
How to pronounce uncurl in American English:
US [ˌʌnˈkɜrl]
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- Verb:
- move out of a curled position
Word Origin
- uncurl (v.)
- 1580s, intransitive; 1590s, transitive," from un- (2) "reverse, opposite of" + curl (v.).
Example
- 1. I want you to uncurl it so the baby can be born .
- 2. As I slowly uncurl my fingers , he bends to look at the butterfly in my hand .
- 3. He tells them to curl their real hand into the painful posture , and then , very gradually , uncurl it until it is comfortable .