unfurl

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ʌnˈfəːl/
• (America) IPA: /ʌnˈfɝl/

Verb

unfurl (unfurls, present participle unfurling; past and past participle unfurled)

1. 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. (figurative) To roll out or debut anything.

   When will we be unfurling the new feature?

3. (intransitive) To open up by unrolling.
4. (intransitive, figurative) To turn out or unfold; to evolve; to progress.

Antonyms

• (to unroll or release) furl, roll

Translations

• French: déployer, dérouler
• German: entfalten, entrollen, aufrollen
• Italian: srotolare, spiegare
• Portuguese: desfraldar
• Russian: развёртывать
• Spanish: desplegar, lagar

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