Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to uncurl
Participle: uncurled
Gerund: uncurling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | uncurl |
| you | uncurl |
| he;she;it | uncurls |
| we | uncurl |
| you | uncurl |
| they | uncurl |
Perfect
| I | have uncurled |
| you | have uncurled |
| he;she;it | has uncurled |
| we | have uncurled |
| you | have uncurled |
| they | have uncurled |
Past
| I | uncurled |
| you | uncurled |
| he;she;it | uncurled |
| we | uncurled |
| you | uncurled |
| they | uncurled |
Pluperfect
| 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 |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | uncurl |
| you | uncurl |
| he;she;it | uncurl |
| we | uncurl |
| you | uncurl |
| they | uncurl |
Perfect
| I | have uncurled |
| you | have uncurled |
| he;she;it | have uncurled |
| we | have uncurled |
| you | have uncurled |
| they | have uncurled |
Imperfect
| I | uncurled |
| you | uncurled |
| he;she;it | uncurled |
| we | uncurled |
| you | uncurled |
| they | uncurled |
Pluperfect
| I | had uncurled |
| you | had uncurled |
| he;she;it | had uncurled |
| we | had uncurled |
| you | had uncurled |
| they | had uncurled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would uncurl |
| you | would uncurl |
| he;she;it | would uncurl |
| we | would uncurl |
| you | would uncurl |
| they | would uncurl |
Perfect
| 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 |
Imperative
| you | uncurl |
| we | Let's uncurl |
| you | uncurl |
Verbs conjugated like 'uncurl'
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 'uncurl'
uncurb,
uncure,
unfurl,
upcurl,
becurl,
curl,
encur,
incur,
knurl,
nurl,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- untangle
- unroll, unwind, disengage, unravel, undo, ravel
Antonyms
- to cause something to change its shape into a curve
- rectify, straighten, bend, unbend, uncoil, unfold, unroll
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From un- + curl.
Sample Sentences
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The hedgehog uncurled when its predators had left.
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But when his foe lyes prostrate on the plain,
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He sheaths his paws, uncurls his angry mane;
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And, pleas'd with bloudless honours of the day,
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Walks over, and disdains th' inglorious Prey. [1687, John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther:]
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Then he uncurled his trunk and knocked two of his dear brothers head over heels. [1902, Rudyard Kipling, “The Elephant's Child”, in Just So Stories:]