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unfurling
[
uhn-
furl
]
Origin
un·furl
/
ʌnˈfɜrl
/
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uhn-
furl
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to spread or shake out from a
furled
state, as a sail or a flag; unfold.
verb (used without object)
2.
to become unfurled.
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Origin:
1635–45;
un-
2
+
furl
Related forms
un·furl·a·ble,
adjective
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unfurl
1640s, from
un-
(2) +
furl
(v.). Related: unfurled, unfurling.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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