Definitions for unfurlʌnˈfɜrl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•furlʌnˈfɜrl(v.t.)

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

  2. (v.i.)to become unfurled.

Origin of unfurl:

1635–45

un•furl′a•ble(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unfurl, unroll(verb)

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

    "unfurl a banner"

Wiktionary

  1. unfurl(Verb)

    To unroll or release something that had been rolled up, typically a sail or a flag.

    They unfurled the flag at the start of the festival.

  2. unfurl(Verb)

    To roll out or debut anything.

    When will we be unfurling the new feature?

  3. unfurl(Verb)

    To turn out or unfold; to evolve; to progress.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unfurl(u)

    to loose from a furled state; to unfold; to expand; to open or spread; as, to unfurl sails; to unfurl a flag


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