Meaning

4 senses
  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.

    entfalten, entrollen, aufrollen

    развёртыватьrazvjórtyvatʹ, развора́чиватьrazvoráčivatʹ

  2. (figuratively)To roll out or debut anything.

    When will we be unfurling the new feature?

  3. (intransitive)To open up by unrolling.

  4. (figuratively, intransitive)To turn out or unfold; to evolve; to progress.

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

Examples

7 sentences
  1. The flag unfurled in the wind.

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  2. Bob can no longer unfurl its left wing.

    deRobbi kann seinen linken Flügel nicht mehr ausbreiten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Rainbow butterfly wings unfurl; purple winds and desert skies reveal.

  4. Sami unfurled the banner.

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  5. He unfurled the flag and laid it on his bed so that he could roll his piglet in it.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to unroll or release:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to unroll or release:

Forms

unfurls, unfurling, unfurled, unfurled
Base formunfurl · to unfurl
3rd person singularunfurls
Present participleunfurling
Past simpleunfurled
Past participleunfurled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyunfurl
he, she, itunfurls

Past simpleLesson

all personsunfurled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave unfurled
he, she, ithas unfurled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill unfurl

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state:unroll

Antonyms

3 antonyms
to unroll or release:furlrollB2
roll up

Word family

1 related words
Derivedunfurlable

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
unfurl — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto