uncoil
verb
un·coil
ˌən-ˈkȯi(-ə)l 
uncoiled; uncoiling; uncoils
: to release from a coiled state : unwind
: to become uncoiled
Examples of uncoil in a Sentence
The spring began to uncoil.
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The snake uncoiled and hung down between the engine and the tire, looking at him with yellow beady eyes.
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Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
But during the middle stretch, everyone limbers up—Discs 15 and 16, afternoon and evening shows in Houston, are particularly loose and swinging, Robbie uncoiling like a snake.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2024
As the verse uncoils, Em offers an R.I.P. to both Diddy’s late buddy the Notorious B.I.G. and his late nemesis Tupac Shakur, but with a twist that brings the subject back to Combs.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
Stewart conveys this repression physically, through a defensive crouch that uncoils when under attack.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
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Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
But during the middle stretch, everyone limbers up—Discs 15 and 16, afternoon and evening shows in Houston, are particularly loose and swinging, Robbie uncoiling like a snake.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2024
As the verse uncoils, Em offers an R.I.P. to both Diddy’s late buddy the Notorious B.I.G. and his late nemesis Tupac Shakur, but with a twist that brings the subject back to Combs.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
Stewart conveys this repression physically, through a defensive crouch that uncoils when under attack.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
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“Uncoil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncoil. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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uncoil
verb
un·coil
ˌən-ˈkȯi(ə)l
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: to release or become released from a coiled state : unwind
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