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uncrinkling

uncrinkling is the present participle and gerund of uncrinkle.

Meaning of uncrinkle

Verb

uncrinkle (third-person singular simple present uncrinkles, present participle uncrinkling, simple past and past participle uncrinkled)

  1. To unfold from a crinkled state.
    • Engulfed by the sound of uncrinkling candy wrappers: Off. Surrounded by tattoos and Obama buttons: Off Off.2008 May 4, Charles Isherwood, “When Off Meets Off Off, Creative Ferment Is On”, in New York Times

Questions about uncrinkling

What is uncrinkling the present participle and gerund of?
Uncrinkling is the present participle and gerund of uncrinkle.

Words near uncrinkling in the dictionary

  1. uncrimping
  2. uncrimps
  3. uncrinkle
  4. uncrinkled
  5. uncrinkles
  6. uncrinkling
  7. uncripple
  8. uncrippled
  9. uncripples
  10. uncrippling
  11. uncrisp

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