unfurl

UK: /ˌʌnˈfɜː^rl/ US: /ʌnˈfɝl/ ,(un fûrl′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

un•furl /ʌnˈfɜrl/   v. 

1. to spread or shake out from a furled state;
   unfold: [~ + object]
   The soldiers unfurled the flag.
   [no object]
   The flag unfurled and fluttered in the breeze.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

un•furl  (un fûrl′), v.t. 

1. to spread or shake out from a furled state, as a sail or a flag;
   unfold.

v.i. 

2. to become unfurled.

• un-² + furl 1635–45

un•furl′a•ble, adj. 

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unfurl / ʌnˈfɜːl/ verb

1. to unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state