unfurl

[ uhn-furl ]

verb (used with object)

1. to spread or shake out from a furled state, as a sail or a flag; unfold.

verb (used without object)

1. to become unfurled.

unfurl

/ ʌnˈfɜːl /

verb

1. to unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state

Other Words From

• un·furla·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of unfurl¹

First recorded in 1635–45; un- ² + furl

Example Sentences

The worthy effort to emphasize that much of the artist’s inventive genius — unfurling in thousands of manuscript pages, rather than oil paint and tempera — makes the dull staging a perhaps unavoidable conceit.

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By the end, Kapolczynski said, Boxer was unfurling a 32-foot scroll for the cameras, and Democrats were armed with a to-do list on environmental issues when they retook the Senate in 2008.

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I completely unfurl, my senses becoming more acute with every quarter-mile.

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The Dodgers came and went without them being unfurled in celebration.

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The New York Mets came to town Sunday as the hottest team in baseball, unfurling all their magic and unleashing all their miracles and still…

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Related Words

• unfold
• unroll
• unwind