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unwad

unwad verb: to unfold (something wadded).

Verb

unwad (third-person singular simple present unwads, present participle unwadding, simple past and past participle unwadded)

  1. (transitive) To unfold (something wadded).
    • […]and he's never in his life managed to unwad a pair of socks before putting them in the hamper.1999, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger, Chicken soup for the college soul, page 37
    • Glancing back at the bathroom, she picked up and unwadded the paper. It was nothing. Just some download instructions from a computer help screen.2009, Terri Blackstock, Double Minds

Forms of unwad

third-person singular presentunwads
present participleunwadding
past participleunwadded
pastunwadded

Origin of unwad

From un- + wad.

Questions about unwad

What does unwad mean?
Unwad means to unfold (something wadded).
What part of speech is unwad?
Unwad is a verb.
What is the past tense of unwad?
The past tense of unwad is unwadded.

Words near unwad in the dictionary

  1. unvulgarizing
  2. unvulgarly
  3. unvulnerable
  4. UNW
  5. unwacky
  6. unwad
  7. unwadable
  8. unwadded
  9. unwadding
  10. unwadeable
  11. unwaded

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