uncoil
verb
un·coil
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uncoiled;
uncoiling;
uncoils
Examples of uncoil in a Sentence
The spring began to uncoil.
Recent Examples on the Web
Last June the fund uncoiled its biggest-ever loan: $50bn for Argentina. — The Economist, "In Argentina, the IMF has been neither toxic nor triumphant," 21 June 2019 With a great snap, the rope spring uncoiled, releasing its deadly energy. — William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, "The Real History of the Ballista, Game of Thrones' Anti-Dragon Weapon," 6 May 2019 But these are also young wines, and the more ambitious among them will benefit from aging five to 10 years to allow these complexities to uncoil while mellowing the rippling acidity. — Eric Asimov, New York Times, "2016 Dry German Rieslings: Graceful, Resonant, Delicious," 3 May 2018 But to wander around and uncoil the parts of my insides that have been coiled around those boys for my entire adult life. — Jen Mcguire, Good Housekeeping, "I Raised Four Sons as a Single Mom. Now That They're Grown, I'm Off to Europe.," 17 Dec. 2018 After getting ahead 0-2, Hammel went to his best offering — a slider — only to watch as Bogaerts uncoiled for a 413-foot home run into the Red Sox bullpen in left. — Jesse Newell, kansascity, "Why Hammel's struggles — including in a 10-5 loss — come at a bad time for the Royals," 6 July 2018 But Ohtani uncoiled and clubbed the ball high over the 18-foot wall in right. — New York Times, "Shohei Ohtani Is a Perfect Fit. Just Not in New York.," 25 May 2018 Imagine uncoiling a condom and stuffing it up one side of your nose, then plugging the other nostril and inhaling until the long piece of latex slides into your throat. — Lindsey Bever, Philly.com, "In case you missed the 'condom-snorting challenge' - and didn't know it's a bad idea," 3 Apr. 2018 Imagine uncoiling a condom and stuffing it up one side of your nose, then plugging the other nostril and inhaling until the long piece of latex slides into your throat. — Lindsey Bever, courant.com, "In case you missed the 'condom-snorting challenge' - and didn't know it's a bad idea," 3 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'uncoil.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for uncoil
uncoil
verb
English Language Learners Definition of uncoil
: to make (something that is curled or coiled) straight
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