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- Dictionaryunfurl/ʌnˈfəːl/
verb
- 1. make or become spread out from a rolled or folded state, especially in order to be open to the wind: "a man was unfurling a sail"
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UNFURL definition: 1. If a flag, sail, or banner unfurls, it becomes open from a rolled position, and if you unfurl a…. Learn more.
The meaning of UNFURL is to release from a furled state. How to use unfurl in a sentence.
If you unfurl something rolled or folded such as an umbrella, sail, or flag, you open it, so that it is spread out. You can also say that it unfurls.
Define unfurl. unfurl synonyms, unfurl pronunciation, unfurl translation, English dictionary definition of unfurl. tr. & intr.v. un·furled , un·furl·ing , un·furls To spread or open out or become spread or opened out.
When you unfurl something, you unroll it or spread it out. Your yoga teacher will unfurl her long purple mat at the beginning of class. To unfurl something is to roll it out, unwinding it the way you do with a coiled laptop charger cord.
UNFURL meaning: 1. If a flag, sail, or banner unfurls, it becomes open from a rolled position, and if you unfurl a…. Learn more.
Definition of unfurl verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. when something that is curled or rolled tightly unfurls, or you unfurl it, it opens. The leaves slowly unfurled. The protesters tried to unfurl a banner. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
If you unfurl something rolled or folded such as an umbrella, sail, or flag, you open it, so that it is spread out. You can also say that it unfurls. Once outside the inner breakwater, we began to unfurl all the sails.
If you unfurl something rolled or folded such as an umbrella, sail, or flag, you open it, so that it is spread out. You can also say that it unfurls. [...] 2. If you say that events, stories, or scenes unfurl before you, you mean that you are aware of them or can see them as they happen or develop. [...] Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
What does the verb unfurl mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb unfurl. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. How common is the verb unfurl?
