|ən+ verb
Etymology: un- (II) + coil
transitive verb
: to release or pay out from a coiled state or position : unwind
uncoiling the scarf from his throat — Eve Langley
we all uncoiled ourselves — it had been a tight fit — Thomas Wood †1950
intransitive verb
: to become released from a coiled state or position
uncoiled to his full height and glared down on the bewildered bartender — Edna Ferber