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Definition unfurl in British English

unfurl verb

verb
/ʌnˈfɜː(r)l/
1

to untie or open something that was rolled up, for example a flag or an umbrella, and let it spread out

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1.1

to spread out after being untied

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2

if a story or event unfurls, it develops, or it starts to happen

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Definition unfurl in British English