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uncrumple

uncrumple verb: to return something that has been crumpled closer to its original state.

Verb

uncrumple (third-person singular simple present uncrumples, present participle uncrumpling, simple past and past participle uncrumpled)

  1. (transitive) To return something that has been crumpled closer to its original state.
    • I took the wadded-up letter from the trash and carefully uncrumpled it.
  2. (intransitive) Having been crumpled, to return closer to its original state.
    • As the newspaper uncrumpled, the picture on the front page became recognizable.

Forms of uncrumple

third-person singular presentuncrumples
present participleuncrumpling
past participleuncrumpled
pastuncrumpled

Origin of uncrumple

From un- + crumple.

Questions about uncrumple

What does uncrumple mean?
Uncrumple means to return something that has been crumpled closer to its original state.
What part of speech is uncrumple?
Uncrumple is a verb.
What is the past tense of uncrumple?
The past tense of uncrumple is uncrumpled.

Words near uncrumple in the dictionary

  1. uncrowns
  2. uncrucified
  3. uncrude
  4. uncruel
  5. uncrumbled
  6. uncrumple
  7. uncrumpled
  8. uncrumples
  9. uncrumpling
  10. uncrunch
  11. uncrunched

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