Unfurl
verb
To open or spread out something that has been rolled or folded.
The crowd watched as they unfurled the huge flag at the football game.
Often appears as...
- unfurl a flag
- unfurl a sail
verb
To reveal or display.
The mystery began to unfurl as the detective discovered new evidence.
Often appears as...
- unfurl the truth
- unfurl a mystery
verb
To open or spread out something that has been rolled or folded.
The crowd watched as they unfurled the huge flag at the football game.
Often appears as...
- unfurl a flag
- unfurl a sail
verb
To reveal or display.
The mystery began to unfurl as the detective discovered new evidence.
Often appears as...
- unfurl the truth
- unfurl a mystery
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Used for a literal, physical spreading or unfolding of something tangible.
The sailors worked quickly to unfurl the sails as the wind picked up.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Events
Often used during ceremonial or public occasions involving flags or banners.
At the inauguration, they unfurled a large national flag.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Impact
Highlights the dramatic effect of something being revealed in a grand or surprising way.
The mural was unfurled, revealing a vivid tapestry of the town's history.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Used for a literal, physical spreading or unfolding of something tangible.
The sailors worked quickly to unfurl the sails as the wind picked up.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Events
Often used during ceremonial or public occasions involving flags or banners.
At the inauguration, they unfurled a large national flag.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Impact
Highlights the dramatic effect of something being revealed in a grand or surprising way.
The mural was unfurled, revealing a vivid tapestry of the town's history.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Action
Used for a literal, physical spreading or unfolding of something tangible.
The sailors worked quickly to unfurl the sails as the wind picked up.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Events
Often used during ceremonial or public occasions involving flags or banners.
At the inauguration, they unfurled a large national flag.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Impact
Highlights the dramatic effect of something being revealed in a grand or surprising way.
The mural was unfurled, revealing a vivid tapestry of the town's history.
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much thinner than human hair, called setae. And each of the setae is covered in even tinier bristles called spatulae. Their tiny spatula-like shape is perfect for what the gecko needs them to stick and release on command. When the gecko unfurls its flexible toes onto the ceiling,
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Embracing the challenges...
in trying to tell us stories ideas weren't even sure if those ideas are worth sharing there was a certain tentativeness about the stories we had to tell and it showed in the way the actual Ted event unfurled there were two primary bookends that framed it for me
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My Life As an Adventure...
So we had no idea how much would actually fit into the kayaks. Just a little bit of background on the kayaks, they start as a two by three box, and they unfurl into those large white kayaks
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A Sci-Fi Story of...
and walks toward the monster. She stands before it. A thin, dark girl in a tattered, green sari. Her hair is whipped loose from its braid, and the end of her sari unfurls like a flag.
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Nature's Greatest...
with his fan unfurled he begins an ever more complicated series of dance moves to try and seduce her at last she succumbs to his advances and
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The Life Story...
with his fan unfurled he begins an ever more complicated series of dance moves to try and seduce her at last she succumbs to his advances and
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Spider Dances For His...
With his fan unfurled, he begins an ever more complicated series of dance moves to try and seduce her.
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Underwater Ambush from...
Even as the full horror unfurls, there is great confusion about just what is going on.
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Caterpillars Feeding on...
Soon their blooms unfurl. As the petals of these strange-shaped flowers drop off,
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
soon their blues unfurl
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How do geckos defy...
much thinner than human hair, called setae. And each of the setae is covered in even tinier bristles called spatulae. Their tiny spatula-like shape is perfect for what the gecko needs them to stick and release on command. When the gecko unfurls its flexible toes onto the ceiling,
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Embracing the challenges...
in trying to tell us stories ideas weren't even sure if those ideas are worth sharing there was a certain tentativeness about the stories we had to tell and it showed in the way the actual Ted event unfurled there were two primary bookends that framed it for me
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My Life As an Adventure...
So we had no idea how much would actually fit into the kayaks. Just a little bit of background on the kayaks, they start as a two by three box, and they unfurl into those large white kayaks
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A Sci-Fi Story of...
and walks toward the monster. She stands before it. A thin, dark girl in a tattered, green sari. Her hair is whipped loose from its braid, and the end of her sari unfurls like a flag.
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Nature's Greatest...
with his fan unfurled he begins an ever more complicated series of dance moves to try and seduce her at last she succumbs to his advances and
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The Life Story...
with his fan unfurled he begins an ever more complicated series of dance moves to try and seduce her at last she succumbs to his advances and
Video examples
Spider Dances For His...
With his fan unfurled, he begins an ever more complicated series of dance moves to try and seduce her.
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Underwater Ambush from...
Even as the full horror unfurls, there is great confusion about just what is going on.
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Caterpillars Feeding on...
Soon their blooms unfurl. As the petals of these strange-shaped flowers drop off,
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
soon their blues unfurl
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Hope Jahren
American Scientist
The deadnettle is the Punxsutawney Phil of the plant world: short of stature but stout of heart. At the first hint of winter's wane, its stem rises from the ground, and a green, grasping hand of sepals unclenches to divulge two silky-white petals, one of which unfurls straight up toward the sky.
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Michelle Huneven
American Novelist
It isn't as if a writer merely records life as it unfurls. Reality does not automatically transcribe as literature; real people are not shapely, compelling characters to be harvested. Charming facts and sharp observations rarely slide seamlessly into whatever narrative is at hand.
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Joseph Brodsky
American Poet
Contrary to popular belief, the outskirts are not where the world ends - they are precisely where it begins to unfurl.
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Vetrimaaran
Indian Director
I don't believe in one slow panning-shot to show a place. It should unfurl in the story itself.
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Indian Statesman
I was in high school when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled India's flag in New Delhi.
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Jay Sean
English Musician
The fact that I can unfurl the Indian flag the world over is the biggest honour.
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Hope Jahren
American Scientist
The deadnettle is the Punxsutawney Phil of the plant world: short of stature but stout of heart. At the first hint of winter's wane, its stem rises from the ground, and a green, grasping hand of sepals unclenches to divulge two silky-white petals, one of which unfurls straight up toward the sky.
Quote examples
Michelle Huneven
American Novelist
It isn't as if a writer merely records life as it unfurls. Reality does not automatically transcribe as literature; real people are not shapely, compelling characters to be harvested. Charming facts and sharp observations rarely slide seamlessly into whatever narrative is at hand.
Quote examples
Joseph Brodsky
American Poet
Contrary to popular belief, the outskirts are not where the world ends - they are precisely where it begins to unfurl.
Quote examples
Vetrimaaran
Indian Director
I don't believe in one slow panning-shot to show a place. It should unfurl in the story itself.
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Indian Statesman
I was in high school when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled India's flag in New Delhi.
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Jay Sean
English Musician
The fact that I can unfurl the Indian flag the world over is the biggest honour.
Example 1 of 6
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