straightened; straightening
ˈstrāt-niŋ 
ˈstrā-tᵊn-iŋ
: to make straight
—usually used with up or out
: to become straight
—usually used with up or out
Examples of straighten in a Sentence
He straightened the bent antenna.
The drooping flowers straightened in the rain.
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Ali spends his first night straightening the crooked art on the walls.
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Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
It’s got three sections to hold your curling wand, straightening irons, and brushes and eliminate the chaos.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
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Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
It’s got three sections to hold your curling wand, straightening irons, and brushes and eliminate the chaos.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for straighten
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“Straighten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straighten. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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straighten
verb
straight·en
ˈstrāt-ᵊn
straightened; straightening
ˈstrāt-niŋ
-ᵊn-iŋ
: to make or become straight
—usually used with up or out
straighten up a room
straightened out the problem
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