uncrumple

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verb

To return something that has been crumpled closer to its original state.

“I took the wadded-up letter from the trash and carefully uncrumpled it.”

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Meanings

verbuncrumple (third-person singular simple present uncrumples, present participle uncrumpling, simple past and past participle uncrumpled)

present singular third person uncrumples · participle present uncrumpling · participle past uncrumpled · past uncrumpled

  1. transitiveTo return something that has been crumpled closer to its original state.

    I took the wadded-up letter from the trash and carefully uncrumpled it.

  2. intransitiveHaving been crumpled, to return closer to its original state.

    As the newspaper uncrumpled, the picture on the front page became recognizable.

Origin

From un- + crumple.

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APA

uncrumple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncrumple

MLA

“uncrumple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncrumple. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncrumple,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncrumple.

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