unfurl

== English == === Etymology === From un- +‎ furl. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌnˈfəːl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ʌnˈfɝl/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l === Verb === unfurl (third-person singular simple present unfurls, present participle unfurling, simple past and past participle unfurled) To unroll or release something that had been rolled up, typically a sail or a flag. Synonym: (obsolete) splay (figurative) To roll out or debut anything. (intransitive) To open up by unrolling. (intransitive, figurative) To turn out or unfold; to evolve; to progress. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “to unroll or release”): furl, roll ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === urnful