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Meanings of unfurl (unfurling) in English

Portuguese
desenovelar
Catalan
desplegar
Spanish
desenrollar

Unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state.

desenovelar
Synonyms
Examples for "unroll"
Examples for "unroll"
1
It is MADE; and made by relations that unroll themselves in time.
The Meaning of Truth
2
De Soya and Gregorius unroll the hawking mat on the long desktop.
The Hyperion Cantos
3
This done, we began to unroll the wrappings of the holy corpse.
Cleopatra
4
Remove the grape leaves from the jar and carefully unroll the stack.
The ultimate rice cooker cookbook: 250 no-fail recipes for pilaf...
5
Lads, you might unroll your blankets and make the best of things.
The Lords of the Wild: A Story of the Old New York Border
Usage of unfurling in English
1
Plans are unfurling, all in their proper time; I shall let them.
Seraphina
2
Some patrons are clearly bedding in -unfurling newspapers, lingering over espressos.
BBC
3
Artemis the elder sat in the cham pod, watching events unfurling below.
Artemis Fowl: the time paradox
4
The rush came on like wings of ice unfurling through my ribcage.
Broken angels
5
More than a million native plants are unfurling along the new Waikato Expressway.
Radio NZ
6
The long ribbon fluttered in the air, furling and unfurling it gracefully descended.
Watch Yourself Go By
7
The Duke of Athole performed the ceremony of unfurling the banner.
Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden
8
Spring may be late, but bluebells are unfurling across the nation.
The Guardian
9
He couldn't stop a smile from unfurling, didn't even try to stop it.
Table for five
10
There was no unfurling of the water, no crest, no foam.
Moonfall
11
A nausea-suppression program went primary as an aghast Ralph watched the nightmare unfurling.
The Naked God
12
Ferns are unfurling hesitantly, having kept their most delicate tips hidden.
Conquest of the Useless
13
Pellucid streamers were unfurling below it, like long coiling jellyfish tendrils.
The Naked God
14
Some, unfurling fans before their bosoms, sank down upon the chairs and sofas.
Sacrifice
15
You unfold a table-cloth as if you were unfurling a sail.
The Frozen Deep
16
Again the sound of metal unfurling clanked and clicked in some echoing distance.
Boneshaker
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Translations for unfurling
Catalan
desplegar
Unfurling through the time
Unfurling across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common