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uncurl

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un·curl  (n-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.

uncurl [ʌnˈkɜːl]
vb
to move or cause to move out of a curled or rolled up position
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.uncurluncurl - move out of a curled position; "He uncurled himself"
change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture
Translations
uncurl [ˈʌnˈkɜːl]
A. VTdesenroscar
B. VI [snake etc] → desenroscarse; (= straighten out) → estirarse

uncurl
vtauseinanderrollen; to uncurl oneselfsich strecken; she uncurled herself from the chairsie streckte sich im Sessel und stand auf
viglatt werden; (cat, snake)sich langsam strecken; (person)sich ausstrecken

uncurl [ʌnˈkɜːl] vt (gen) → srotolare; (one's fingers) → distendere
uncurl [ʌnˈkɜːl] vt (gen) → srotolare; (one's fingers) → distendere

uncurl
v uncurl [anˈkəːl]
to straighten from a curled position The hedgehog slowly uncurled (itself). losdraai, afrol يُزيل تَجْعيد الشَّعْر изправям natáhnout (se) strække ud (sich)entkräuseln, aufrollen ξεδιπλώνω, ξεδιπλώνομαι desenroscar(se) (end) lahti kerima صاف کردن oikaista (se) dérouler לְהִתייַשֵר सीधा करना izgladiti, izravniti kiegyenesedik teygja úr sér srotolarsi まっすぐになる 똑바로 펴다 išsitiesti atritināties meluruskan zich ontkrullen rette (seg) ut, rulle ut rozprostować (się) desenrolar(-se) a (se) descolăci разворачивать(ся) vystrieť sa, natiahnuť (sa) odviti se razmotati räta ut sig ทำให้ตรง; คลี่ออก (kıvrım) düzel(t)mek, (ıl)mak 從捲曲的狀態伸展開 розвивати(ся), розкручувати(ся) پيچ کھولنا làm cho duỗi ra , 使


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They'll poke up a bit higher here, an' push out a spike more there, an' uncurl a leaf this day an' another that.
Upstairs in the room next to her own a long, spare form began to uncurl itself in bed; a face with a receding chin and a small forehead raised itself reluctantly from the pillow, and Claude Nutcombe Boyd signalized the fact that he was awake by scowling at the morning sun and uttering an aggrieved groan.
It was a pleasing sight to see him, poised on one foot in the attitude of a Salome dancer, with one eye on the man with the ball, the other gazing coldly on the rest of the opposition forward line, uncurl abruptly like the main-spring of a watch and stop a hot one.
 
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