Unfolding

verb

Word Frequency: 2.9

Definitions

1.verbTo undo a folding.

"to unfold a map; to unfold a tablecloth; she unpacks the new dress and unfolds it carefully"

2.verbTo turn out; to happen; to develop.

3.verbTo reveal.

4.verbTo open (anything covered or closed); to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development.

"to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science"

5.verbTo release from a fold or pen.

"to unfold sheep"

6.nounThe process by which something unfolds or becomes revealed.

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