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vb. 1 (context transitive English) To return something which has been crumpled, closer to its original state. 2 (context intransitive English) Having been crumpled, to return closer to one's original state.
Usage examples of "uncrumple".
He hesitated, sucked in his breath, and then, waiting, opened his hand and uncrumpled the tiny fragment of painted canvas.
All her family, with the exception of Amy, seemed big and harsh, uncrumpled by event.
Grinning mischievously, Hawk backed away and uncrumpled the parchment.
I hurried toward the hotel, my pockets full of scraps of paper, index cards, neatly creased sheets, Scotch-taped fragments, throwaways uncrumpled and hand-pressed, what detritus and joy, a grainy day, child of Godard and Coca-Cola.
Returning to his desk, he deposited in a small white envelope a single long lustrous blue-black hair, closed the envelope and clipped it to the uncrumpled color print.
Pale hair, worn long, sleeked back, well - cut clothes, uncrumpled, shining shoes gave not a sign that he had spent the night in a cell, or why he was put there.
I removed it now, uncrumpled it, ripped it to pieces, and set the pieces flying.
Murphy gently uncrumpled the paper and studied it under the dim glow of the dashboard.
She yearned for the volumes lining the walls, but headed first for the detritus of the adjourned meeting, uncrumpling bits of scrap paper, poking through sheets apparently torn out of ledgers and covered with scribbled accounts .
She yearned for the volumes lining the walls, but headed first for the detritus of the adjourned meeting, uncrumpling bits of scrap paper, poking through sheets apparently torn out of ledgers and covered with scribbled accounts .