Definition of unfurl
transitive verb
: to release from a furled state
intransitive verb
: to open out from or as if from a furled state : unfold
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Examples of unfurl in a Sentence
after the protestors had unfurled their banner, it stretched from one side of the visitors' gallery to the other
Recent Examples of unfurl from the Web
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Fire the guns and shout for freedom, See the flag above unfurled!
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Fire the guns and shout for freedom, See the flag above unfurled!
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That put an exclamation point on the championship game of the Section 2 Tournament for the Burbank-Jewel City 9-11 All-Stars softball team, which then celebrated briefly before unfurling the championship banner.
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Nadal unfurled some silly angles, maneuvered slickly and pushed his 2017 Grand Slam record to 14-1.
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On the other side of the road, a swarm of people in matching teal T-shirts raised their hands in supplication toward the sky as another man with a microphone expounded on the evil unfurling inside the brick building.
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As such, these long, exhausting battles, which unfurl like Greek myths, will be unpredictable.
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If all goes to plan, this week, World View workers will unfurl the balloon in the chilly, predawn air, laying it carefully on a protective tarp at a desert site about 40 kilometers south of Tucson.
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Flag Day dawned Wednesday with Statesville running afoul of a national company that wants to unfurl a gigantic American flag.
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First Known Use of unfurl
1641
UNFURL Defined for English Language Learners
unfurl
playDefinition of unfurl for English Language Learners
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: to cause (something that is folded or rolled up) to open
UNFURL Defined for Kids
unfurl
playDefinition of unfurl for Students
unfurled
;unfurling
: to open out from a rolled or folded state unfurl a flag
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