unspiral

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verb

To (cause to) open up from a spiral shape.

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Meanings

verbunspiral (third-person singular simple present unspirals, present participle (US) unspiraling or (UK) unspiralling, simple past and past participle (US) unspiraled or (UK) unspiralled)

present singular third person unspirals · US participle present unspiraling · UK participle present unspiralling · US participle past unspiraled · US past unspiraled · UK participle past unspiralled · UK past unspiralled

  1. ambitransitiveTo (cause to) open up from a spiral shape.

    2011, Lynn Gordon, 52 Series: Rainy Day Activities To make the tree, hold the uncut end, put a finger into the center of the cut end, and slowly pull up to unspiral the leaves.

    1 more example

    The DNA unspirals through vibration.

    1997, Pam Montgomery, Partner Earth: A Spiritual Ecology

Origin

un- + spiral

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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