unfurl
verb /ˌʌnˈfɜːl/
/ˌʌnˈfɜːrl/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they unfurl | /ˌʌnˈfɜːl/ /ˌʌnˈfɜːrl/ |
| he / she / it unfurls | /ˌʌnˈfɜːlz/ /ˌʌnˈfɜːrlz/ |
| past simple unfurled | /ˌʌnˈfɜːld/ /ˌʌnˈfɜːrld/ |
| past participle unfurled | /ˌʌnˈfɜːld/ /ˌʌnˈfɜːrld/ |
| -ing form unfurling | /ˌʌnˈfɜːlɪŋ/ /ˌʌnˈfɜːrlɪŋ/ |
- when something that is curled or rolled tightly unfurls, or you unfurl it, it opens
- The leaves slowly unfurled.
- unfurl something to unfurl a flag
- The protesters tried to unfurl a banner.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnfurl is used with these nouns as the object:- banner
- flag
- sail
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