uncurl
(redirected from uncurling)Also found in: Thesaurus.
un·curl
(ŭn-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.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
uncurl
(ʌnˈkɜːl)vb
to move or cause to move out of a curled or rolled up position
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
un•curl
(ʌnˈkɜrl)v.t., v.i.
to straighten out from a curled position.
[1580–90]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
uncurl
Past participle: uncurled
Gerund: uncurling
| Imperative |
|---|
| uncurl |
| uncurl |
| Present |
|---|
| I uncurl |
| you uncurl |
| he/she/it uncurls |
| we uncurl |
| you uncurl |
| they uncurl |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I uncurled |
| you uncurled |
| he/she/it uncurled |
| we uncurled |
| you uncurled |
| they uncurled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am uncurling |
| you are uncurling |
| he/she/it is uncurling |
| we are uncurling |
| you are uncurling |
| they are uncurling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have uncurled |
| you have uncurled |
| he/she/it has uncurled |
| we have uncurled |
| you have uncurled |
| they have uncurled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was uncurling |
| you were uncurling |
| he/she/it was uncurling |
| we were uncurling |
| you were uncurling |
| they were uncurling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had uncurled |
| you had uncurled |
| he/she/it had uncurled |
| we had uncurled |
| you had uncurled |
| they had uncurled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will uncurl |
| you will uncurl |
| he/she/it will uncurl |
| we will uncurl |
| you will uncurl |
| they will uncurl |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have uncurled |
| you will have uncurled |
| he/she/it will have uncurled |
| we will have uncurled |
| you will have uncurled |
| they will have uncurled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be uncurling |
| you will be uncurling |
| he/she/it will be uncurling |
| we will be uncurling |
| you will be uncurling |
| they will be uncurling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been uncurling |
| you have been uncurling |
| he/she/it has been uncurling |
| we have been uncurling |
| you have been uncurling |
| they have been uncurling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been uncurling |
| you will have been uncurling |
| he/she/it will have been uncurling |
| we will have been uncurling |
| you will have been uncurling |
| they will have been uncurling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been uncurling |
| you had been uncurling |
| he/she/it had been uncurling |
| we had been uncurling |
| you had been uncurling |
| they had been uncurling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would uncurl |
| you would uncurl |
| he/she/it would uncurl |
| we would uncurl |
| you would uncurl |
| they would uncurl |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have uncurled |
| you would have uncurled |
| he/she/it would have uncurled |
| we would have uncurled |
| you would have uncurled |
| they would have uncurled |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Verb 1. [画像:uncurl - move out of a curled position]uncurl - move out of a curled position; "He uncurled himself"
change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
يُزيل تَجْعيد الشَّعْر
natáhnout
teygja úr sér
atritināties
aç makdüzel mek
uncurl
[ˈʌnˈkɜːl]A. VT → desenroscar
B. VI [snake etc] → desenroscarse; (= straighten out) → estirarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
uncurl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
uncurl
(anˈkəːl) verb to straighten from a curled position. The hedgehog slowly uncurled (itself). losdraai, afrol يُزيل تَجْعيد الشَّعْر изправям desenrolar(-se) natáhnout (se) entkräuseln, aufrollen strække ud ξεδιπλώνω, ξεδιπλώνομαι desenroscar (end) lahti kerima صاف کردن suoristua dérouler לְהִתייַשֵר सीधा करना izgladiti, izravniti kiegyenesedik meluruskan teygja úr sér srotolarsi まっすぐになる 똑바로 펴다 išsitiesti atritināties meluruskan zich ontkrullen rette ut, rulle ut rozprostować (się) سمول، ګول ګوتې لرې كول، ول ليرې كول، جړول (پريشانه كول desenrolar(-se) a (se) descolăci разворачивать vystrieť sa, natiahnuť (sa) odviti se razmotati räta ut sig ทําให้ตรง; คลี่ออก düzelmek, açmak 從捲曲的狀態伸展開 розвивати(ся), розкручувати(ся) پيچ کھولنا làm cho duỗi ra 使伸直,使舒展
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.