Meaning & use
unfurl
To unroll or spread something out, typically a flag, sail, or leaf, so that it is fully open.
See it in a sentence
The sailors unfurled the sails as soon as the ship left the harbor.
Volunteers unfurled a giant banner across the stadium before the game.
A note on using this word
Unfurl is often used figuratively too, describing something that gradually opens up or becomes visible, like a plot unfurling in a story.
Words with a similar meaning
unrollunfold
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Words with an opposite meaning
furlroll up
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