uncurl

verb

1. (intransitive, transitive)To straighten out from being curled up.

   “The hedgehog uncurled when its predators had left.”

   “But when his foe lyes prostrate on the plain, He sheaths his paws, uncurls his angry mane; And, pleas'd with bloudless honours of the day, Walks over, and disdains th' inglorious Prey.”

   “Then he uncurled his trunk and knocked two of his dear brothers head over heels.”