verb
- to smooth out or straighten something that has been wrinkled or crushed
Examples
- She tried to uncrumple the letter she had thrown away.
- He carefully uncrumpled the dollar bill before putting it in the vending machine.
- The child uncrumpled the drawing and hung it on the refrigerator.
- It’s difficult to uncrumple paper once it’s been badly wrinkled.
- She uncrumpled her shirt after pulling it from the suitcase.
- The map was hard to read until we uncrumpled it completely.