to uncrumple
- verb
- /ʌnˈkrʌmpəl/
:
desarrugar
- Before framing the picture, he uncrumpled the wrinkled paper it was wrapped in.
Examples
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John's fingers uncrumple the note from the binoculars case.
Fiction book (2001) -
Back at the window, he uncrumples a wad of dollar bills from his pocket and counts out two.
Fiction book (1999) -
Jeff uncrumpled the sheet and looked at the names.
Fiction book (1999) -
She stands up a little unsteadily, giving her sari a little shake to uncrumple it, then looks up at me with a smile.
Fiction book (1994) -
Grinning mischievously, Hawk backed away and uncrumpled the parchment.
Fiction book (1999) -
She lies for a moment motionless, distracted; then stands abruptly, the nightgown uncrumpling itself, tumbling back into place.
Fiction book (2000) -
Frances is, in fact, uncrumpling and reading, rereading Athena's smutty notes before packing for her drive to a Navajo wool workshop when the doorbell rings.
Fiction book (1994) -
She carefully uncrumpled the old letter to read it again.
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To make the map usable again, I had to uncrumple it after it got folded.
Synonyms
39
1.3
Open something that is folded so it becomes flat
23
2.6
Make something flat and smooth by pressing it
5
3.4
To become flat and smooth after being uneven
1
3.8
To make something less rough by pressing it flat or by calming people
To make fabric smooth by removing folds
Smooth a wrinkled area of skin, fabric, or lips
Made smooth by ironing or pressing
To make a surface flat and even by rubbing or polishing
Antonyms
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uncrumple is formed from un- 'reverse' plus crumple 'to fold into wrinkles', just like undo or untie where un- reverses an action. So to uncrumple is to make something smooth again after it has been crumpled.