unfurl
unfurl
Definition
un·furl (-fʉrl′)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to open or spread out from a furled state
- unfulfilled
- unfunded
- unfunny
- unfurnished
unfurl
Synonyms
unfurl
Usage Examples
Object
- banner: From the tallest tower, they unfurled a banner which read " Property Act - Housing for local people " .
- sail: You unfurl the sail, you open it up.
- flag: It was bound, after this election, boldly to unfurl the yellow flag in all municipal elections.
- orange: Three climbers scaled the tower and unfurled a 50-foot orange and black banner with the words ' Climate Crime ' .
- reading: They unfurl a banner reading " where are your registers?
- frond: Thus any incompletely unfurled fronds may be destroyed by the first autumnal frost, whereas mature fronds may escape.
Noun phrase with adjective complement
- rigid: When unfurled, ladder locks rigid so it won?t swing or twist and can be set to clear balconies below if need be.
Modifying Another Word
- slowly: The bright golden petals seemed to sense she was there and slowly unfurled to face her.
- then: Collingwood then unfurls a lovely drive through midwicket for four - useful runs, these.
- gently: In early January its curled petals gently unfurl in shades of dark orange, filling the cold air with beautiful scent.
- @card@: Spent six months unemployed playing Civilization II, watching Countdown, occasionally going to the gym and watching 9/11 unfurl from a Hammersmith gym.
- just: The picture was taken around mid-February, when the flowers were just unfurling.
- yet: The German with the blue swimsuit lighter than the sky and carrying in her left hand a German parasol, as yet unfurled.
Used with why or when
- when: The new fronds had recently unfurled when this photo was taken in July.
Present participle complement
- capture: In the ocean offering roulette blackjack sails unfurled capturing.
Preposition: of
- flag: Immediately following the unfurling of the flags, the National Anthem is played.
Browse dictionary entries near unfurl
- unfunded
- unfruitful
- unfrock
- unfriendly
- unfriended
- unfreeze
- unfounded
- unfortunately
- unfortunate
- unformed
- unfussy
- ungainly
- Ungava
- ungenerous
- ungentlemanly
- ungird
- ungirt
- unglue
- ungodly
- ungovernable
