Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to uncoil
Participle: uncoiled
Gerund: uncoiling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | uncoil |
| you | uncoil |
| he;she;it | uncoils |
| we | uncoil |
| you | uncoil |
| they | uncoil |
Perfect
| I | have uncoiled |
| you | have uncoiled |
| he;she;it | has uncoiled |
| we | have uncoiled |
| you | have uncoiled |
| they | have uncoiled |
Past
| I | uncoiled |
| you | uncoiled |
| he;she;it | uncoiled |
| we | uncoiled |
| you | uncoiled |
| they | uncoiled |
Pluperfect
| I | had uncoiled |
| you | had uncoiled |
| he;she;it | had uncoiled |
| we | had uncoiled |
| you | had uncoiled |
| they | had uncoiled |
Future
| I | will uncoil |
| you | will uncoil |
| he;she;it | will uncoil |
| we | will uncoil |
| you | will uncoil |
| they | will uncoil |
Future Perfect
| I | will have uncoiled |
| you | will have uncoiled |
| he;she;it | will have uncoiled |
| we | will have uncoiled |
| you | will have uncoiled |
| they | will have uncoiled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | uncoil |
| you | uncoil |
| he;she;it | uncoil |
| we | uncoil |
| you | uncoil |
| they | uncoil |
Perfect
| I | have uncoiled |
| you | have uncoiled |
| he;she;it | have uncoiled |
| we | have uncoiled |
| you | have uncoiled |
| they | have uncoiled |
Imperfect
| I | uncoiled |
| you | uncoiled |
| he;she;it | uncoiled |
| we | uncoiled |
| you | uncoiled |
| they | uncoiled |
Pluperfect
| I | had uncoiled |
| you | had uncoiled |
| he;she;it | had uncoiled |
| we | had uncoiled |
| you | had uncoiled |
| they | had uncoiled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would uncoil |
| you | would uncoil |
| he;she;it | would uncoil |
| we | would uncoil |
| you | would uncoil |
| they | would uncoil |
Perfect
| I | would have uncoiled |
| you | would have uncoiled |
| he;she;it | would have uncoiled |
| we | would have uncoiled |
| you | would have uncoiled |
| they | would have uncoiled |
Imperative
| you | uncoil |
| we | Let's uncoil |
| you | uncoil |
Verbs conjugated like 'uncoil'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'uncoil'
unboil,
uncoif,
uncoin,
uncowl,
unoil,
upcoil,
accoil,
anoil,
coil,
encowl,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- unfold
- loosen, open, unbend, unfurl, undo, extend, expand
Antonyms
- to cause something to change its shape into a curve
- rectify, straighten, bend, unbend, uncurl, unfold, unroll
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From un- + coil.
Sample Sentences
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Can you help me uncoil this rope?
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I was walking up and down, putting her to sleep one evening, when I found myself treading on something most repulsively soft; and as I did so, the reptile uncoiled itself and quietly glided off the verandah. [1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 174:]
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The snake uncoiled and prepared to strike.
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Indians defecate everywhere. They defecate, mostly, beside the railway tracks. But they also defecate on the beaches; they defecate on the hills; they defecate on the river banks; they defecate on the streets; they never look for cover ... the one thing we can and must learn from the West is the science of municipal sanitation.' They do uncoil anywhere and everywhere. It is a great mingling of cow, dog, goat and human feces. sh!t dust is in the air. [2009 June 24, Gul N. Khan, “india has toilets, u.n. honors bharat ratna narendra modi”, in aus.politics (Usenet):]
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Ah the remittance power is slowly going to die a slow death, but the only impact will be that street shitter slumdogs will go up also. From 70% to 90% will uncoil on side walks and railway tracks. The rest 10% will either die of starvation or escape the paradise to live in Christian or a Muslim country. America has already cancelled H1 visas and is deporting illegal Hindus back to the Indian paradise. EU including UK must do the same so should the remaining Arab states. [2020 July 6, Araya, “Kuwait to deport 800,000 Indian Hindus.”, in soc.culture.uk (Usenet):]
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Ugh, my brother used to say uncoil a butt snake [2023, DilettanteGonePro, Reddit:]