unwad

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verb

To unfold (something wadded).

Scrabble 9

Meanings

verbunwad (third-person singular simple present unwads, present participle unwadding, simple past and past participle unwadded)

present singular third person unwads · participle present unwadding · participle past unwadded · past unwadded

  1. transitiveTo unfold (something wadded).

    […]and he's never in his life managed to unwad a pair of socks before putting them in the hamper.

    1999, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger, Chicken soup for the college soul, page 37
    1 more example

    Glancing back at the bathroom, she picked up and unwadded the paper. It was nothing. Just some download instructions from a computer help screen.

    2009, Terri Blackstock, Double Minds

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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