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uncrumple

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

Having been crumpled, to return closer to its original state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English crumple English uncrumple From un- + crumple.