uncrinkle

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verb

To unfold from a crinkled state.

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Meanings

verbuncrinkle (third-person singular simple present uncrinkles, present participle uncrinkling, simple past and past participle uncrinkled)

present singular third person uncrinkles · participle present uncrinkling · participle past uncrinkled · past uncrinkled

  1. To unfold from a crinkled state.

    Engulfed by the sound of uncrinkling candy wrappers: Off. Surrounded by tattoos and Obama buttons: Off Off.

    2008 May 4, Charles Isherwood, “When Off Meets Off Off, Creative Ferment Is On”, in New York Times

Origin

From un- + crinkle.

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APA

uncrinkle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncrinkle

MLA

“uncrinkle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncrinkle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncrinkle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncrinkle.

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