uncoil

IPA: ʌnkˈɔɪɫ

verb

(transitive) To unwind or untwist (something).
(intransitive) To unwind or untwist oneself.

Examples of "uncoil" in Sentences

The chromosomes uncoil back into chromatin.
This makes the strands unable to uncoil and separate.
"It can freeze up, and trying to uncoil it is hard," he says.
It coils and uncoils revealing the power of the Niagara River.
Subsequently, the coil is uncoiled and led out to the finishing mill.
Then, he would quickly uncoil into a side arm, submarine style , delivery.
It is made of the brown hairs that cover the young fiddlehead as it uncoils.
The wire being uncoiled from the spool engages the bent ends of the filaments.
It took a ton of effort to "uncoil," and the teal were long gone by the time I finally managed get into shooting position.
We dream of birds, watch them pepper the sky in migratory lines that coil and uncoil such hard instincts in deep September.
The first time I held it in my hand, felt its surprisingly not-slimy-at-all skin crawling over mine, watched it uncoil and writhe smoothly across and around my pale wrist, I was proud of myself.
German police investigators triggered an international manhunt for Neil last year when they managed to "uncoil" his digitally altered, swirled internet photographs that showed him abusing a dozen young boys in Cambodia and Vietnam, some appearing to be well under 10.
"What signifies a great clumsy boat that the brig could n't hoist in nor tow," answered Jack, coolly, turning short round at the same time, but not condescending to "uncoil" his arms as he did so, a mark of indifference that would probably have helped to mystify the captain, had he even actually suspected that anything was wrong beyond the supposed accident to the boat in question.

uncoil

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