MEANING
To spread or open something that has been rolled, folded, or curled.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- unfurl a flag
- petals unfurl
On the page
The banner unfurled above the gate.
Nearby words
Opposite meanings
Word forms
- Base
- unfurl
- Past tense
- unfurled
- Past participle
- unfurled
- Present participle
- unfurling
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- unfurl
- Present continuous
- am/is/are unfurling
- Present perfect
- have/has unfurled
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been unfurling
- Past
- unfurled
- Past continuous
- was/were unfurling
- Past perfect
- had unfurled
- Past perfect continuous
- had been unfurling
- Future
- will unfurl
- Future continuous
- will be unfurling
- Future perfect
- will have unfurled
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been unfurling
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: unfurl; unfurls; unfurled; unfurled; unfurling Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: unfurls.
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