unfurl
pronunciation
How to pronounce unfurl in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈfɜ:l]
How to pronounce unfurl in American English:
US [ˌʌnˈfɜrl]
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- Verb:
- unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state
Word Origin
- unfurl (v.)
- 1640s, from un- (2) "opposite of" + furl (v.). Related: unfurled, unfurling.
Example
- 1. After being ejected , a cubesat might unfurl antennas or a solar sail .
- 2. That is the last thing america wants as president barack obama gets ready to unfurl a regional strategy for afghanistan .
- 3. Once implanted , they unfurl on the surface of the motor cortex portion of the brain .
- 4. The legendary genesis for the book comes from the famed ending of the first section of swann 's way , overture , where marcel bites into a madeleine dipped in tea , and his memories unfurl .
- 5. The huskies are yapping , the cameras are ready and you 're just about to unfurl the flag when , all of a sudden , the north pole becomes the south pole .