Definition of unfurl
: 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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When my grandma came back from the store with a dozen Krispy Kremes, my eyes bugged out of my skull and my tongue unfurled from my mouth like a carpet and steam blew out of my ears.
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The climber was among about 40 demonstrators who earlier unfurled a banner calling for abolishing the federal government's chief immigration enforcement agency, said Jay W. Walker, an organizer with Rise and Resist, which arranged the demonstration.
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Sleeves flapped and unfurled in a unique bell shape achieved thanks to an open zipper up the arm.
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But the prize of the museum is the Friends Good Will, a tall ship with 2,800 square feet of sail when fully unfurled.
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In one notable case, Zenit St. Petersburg fans hailed convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic as a hero with a banner unfurled at a Europa League game in November.
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Nobody does a ceremony like the British, and this was royalty with all its flags unfurled.
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About 5,000 people flocked to Jakarta's landmark National Monument and unfurled Indonesian and Palestinian flags.
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Its Medical Brain has unfurled AI systems for radiology, ophthalmology and cardiology.
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First Known Use of unfurl
1641
unfurl Synonyms
Synonyms
expand, extend, fan (out), flare (out), open, outspread, outstretch, spread (out), stretch (out), unfold;
Related Words
UNFURL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition 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
Definition of unfurl for Students
unfurled;
unfurling
: to open out from a rolled or folded state
- unfurl a flag
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