Dictionary entry

Uncurl

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈkəːl/

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈkəːl/

Myanmar Meaning

ဆန့်ထုတ်သည်။ တွန့်လိမ်သည်ကို ဖြေလိုက်သည်။

Definition

uncurl /ʌn'kɜ:l / v ~ (sth/ oneself) ဆန္႔သည္။ The cat uncurled (itself) sensuously. ❍ She uncurled her legs from under her.

Examples

  1. ‘Her eyes were the only part of her that had not shown any fear; her arms were quaking at her sides
  2. her fingers curling and uncurling; her knees looked quite weak at the moment.’
  3. ‘Michael shrugged
  4. unruffled
  5. but I saw his fist curl and uncurl at his side and knew it hurt.’
  6. ‘He uncurled his fingers and rested his hands in his lap.’
  7. ‘As a kitten is maturing
  8. its ears will gradually curl and uncurl in varying degrees and are not permanently set until the kitten is roughly 4 months of age.’
  9. ‘Ramano remained bent in place for a moment
  10. then uncurled his lip and straightened to his full height.’
  11. ‘‘We've heard about you
  12. ’ Nike repeated
  13. curling and uncurling his fists.’
  14. ‘His hands curled and uncurled with anxiety as he swallowed a breath.’
  15. ‘He curled and uncurled his fingers against her soft skin
  16. the t-shirt tickling his hand.’
  17. ‘She took a few steps back and curled and uncurled her fists.’
  18. ‘In fetal position
  19. they uncurled and curled
  20. then sat up like baby birds begging for worms.’
  21. ‘Kellie absently curled and uncurled a strand of her hair on her finger
  22. something she did when she was nervous or thinking.’
  23. ‘We were indeed parked in the student lot behind the school and I let out a sigh of relief as I slowly uncurled my fingers from the dashboard.’
  24. ‘I uncurled my clenched fingers and placed them on top of his leather-gloved hand.’
  25. ‘Slowly his fingers uncurled to reveal a ring resting on its side in the palm of his hand.’
  26. ‘I couldn't sit still and was pacing the room while curling and uncurling my fists.’
  27. ‘I had felt my fingers curl and uncurl reflexively at the mention of my mother.’
  28. ‘Delaney sat back on her couch
  29. curling and uncurling her toes in her fuzzy
  30. blue slippers.’
  31. ‘She shook her head sternly as she uncurled from her position.’
  32. ‘Inching forward
  33. I held the carrot in my palm
  34. uncurling my fingers to allow the rabbit to eat.’
  35. ‘Looking at her feet
  36. she nodded fiercely and curled and uncurled her toes to maintain the flow of blood.’