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
- ‘Her eyes were the only part of her that had not shown any fear; her arms were quaking at her sides
- her fingers curling and uncurling; her knees looked quite weak at the moment.’
- ‘Michael shrugged
- unruffled
- but I saw his fist curl and uncurl at his side and knew it hurt.’
- ‘He uncurled his fingers and rested his hands in his lap.’
- ‘As a kitten is maturing
- its ears will gradually curl and uncurl in varying degrees and are not permanently set until the kitten is roughly 4 months of age.’
- ‘Ramano remained bent in place for a moment
- then uncurled his lip and straightened to his full height.’
- ‘‘We've heard about you
- ’ Nike repeated
- curling and uncurling his fists.’
- ‘His hands curled and uncurled with anxiety as he swallowed a breath.’
- ‘He curled and uncurled his fingers against her soft skin
- the t-shirt tickling his hand.’
- ‘She took a few steps back and curled and uncurled her fists.’
- ‘In fetal position
- they uncurled and curled
- then sat up like baby birds begging for worms.’
- ‘Kellie absently curled and uncurled a strand of her hair on her finger
- something she did when she was nervous or thinking.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘I uncurled my clenched fingers and placed them on top of his leather-gloved hand.’
- ‘Slowly his fingers uncurled to reveal a ring resting on its side in the palm of his hand.’
- ‘I couldn't sit still and was pacing the room while curling and uncurling my fists.’
- ‘I had felt my fingers curl and uncurl reflexively at the mention of my mother.’
- ‘Delaney sat back on her couch
- curling and uncurling her toes in her fuzzy
- blue slippers.’
- ‘She shook her head sternly as she uncurled from her position.’
- ‘Inching forward
- I held the carrot in my palm
- uncurling my fingers to allow the rabbit to eat.’
- ‘Looking at her feet
- she nodded fiercely and curled and uncurled her toes to maintain the flow of blood.’