unfurlverb [ I or T ]
uk/ʌnˈfɜːl/us/ʌnˈfɝːl/If a flag, sail, or banner unfurls, it becomes open from a rolled position, and if you unfurl a flag, etc., you make it do this:
The demonstrators unfurled a large banner.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unfastening and opening
- breaker
- crack
- let/set sth loose idiom
- loose
- loosen
- loosen your grip idiom
- open sb up
- pay (sth) out
- steam
- the earth/ground/floor opens idiom
- throw
- unbuckle
- uncap
- uncork
- undid
- unplug
- unroll
- unscrew
- untie
- unwind
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