unspooled; unspooling; unspools
1
: to unwind from a spool
unspool the cable
2
: to execute or present artfully or gracefully
unspooled a jump shot
unspooling an intricate tale
: to be presented or revealed on or as if on a movie screen
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When activated, these spires unspool in flowing water, reducing drag and increasing lift.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
The first two episodes of Italian maestro Marco Bellocchio’s new series for HBO Max, Portobello, will unspool at the Venice Film Festival on Monday.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025
Written in the flush of a new friendship with co-producer, engineer, and musician Sam Weber, the album unspools a suite of folk miniatures riven with discursive melodies as evocative as the cultural ephemera dotted through the lyrics.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Aug. 2025
Over 50 years, these rolls unspool, driven by motors, in response to climate projections for sea level rise, temperature extremes and drought.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
The first two episodes of Italian maestro Marco Bellocchio’s new series for HBO Max, Portobello, will unspool at the Venice Film Festival on Monday.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025
Written in the flush of a new friendship with co-producer, engineer, and musician Sam Weber, the album unspools a suite of folk miniatures riven with discursive melodies as evocative as the cultural ephemera dotted through the lyrics.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Aug. 2025
Over 50 years, these rolls unspool, driven by motors, in response to climate projections for sea level rise, temperature extremes and drought.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Unspool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unspool. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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