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unfurl

[ uhn-furl ]

/ ʌnˈfɜrl /

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verb (used with object)

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

verb (used without object)

to become unfurled.

Origin of unfurl

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

OTHER WORDS FROM unfurl

un·furl·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby unfurl

unfruitful, unfulfilled, unfunded, unfunded debt, unfunny, unfurl, unfurnished, unfussy, ung., ungainly, ungaretti

Example sentences from the Web for unfurled

The solution they came up with was the scroll, which let viewers walk through the painting as they unfurled it.

The Many Lives of Artist David Hockney |William O’Connor |November 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
From the compartments hung 225 flags and banners, all unfurled and with decorative effects on their finials.

The Real Monuments Men: The Coronation Chamber of Hitler |Robert Edsel |February 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Sometimes I am up, unfurled, engaged in the current of the world around me.

After War: Anger, Panic, and Sometimes Peace |Benjamin Tupper |June 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Across the street, a banner was unfurled: “Public Option Now!”

Demonstrators Pro and Con Greet Supreme Court Health Care Decision |Lloyd Grove |June 28, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

He unfurled his life story- cum-résumé with the ease of a motivational speaker.

Pizza Guy for President! |Bryan Curtis |January 13, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
And Phillis, feeling herself rebuked, unfurled her umbrella at once, and bade Mrs. Williams good-night by way of answer.

Not Like Other Girls |Rosa N. Carey
The old flag fell from its staff on her Capitol and the new symbol of Southern unity was unfurled in its place.

The Victim |Thomas Dixon
Montague unfurled them thin legs of his and got over the ground something wonderful.

Cape Cod Stories |Joseph C. Lincoln
Instead he marched to Flatbush, and unfurled his flag before the house of the sheriff.

Historic Events of Colonial Days |Rupert S. Holland
That other self of hers unfurled its wings, and she floated off, revelling in an ecstasy of gentle motion.

The Beth Book |Sarah Grand

British Dictionary definitions for unfurled

unfurl

/ (ʌnˈfɜːl) /

verb

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