"unscrunch" meaning in English

See unscrunch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unscrunches [present, singular, third-person], unscrunching [participle, present], unscrunched [participle, past], unscrunched [past]
Etymology: From un- + scrunch. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|scrunch}} un- + scrunch Head templates: {{en-verb}} unscrunch (third-person singular simple present unscrunches, present participle unscrunching, simple past and past participle unscrunched)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, informal) To restore or become restored from a crumpled or squeezed condition. Tags: informal, intransitive, transitive

Inflected forms

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