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unfolding

verb noun

To undo a folding.

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
U
Ends with
G
Contains
NF
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. To undo a folding.

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

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

  3. To reveal.

  4. To 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. To release from a fold or pen.

    “to unfold sheep”

noun

  1. The process by which something unfolds or becomes revealed.

In context

Example Sentences

to unfold a map; to unfold a tablecloth; she unpacks the new dress and unfolds it carefully
to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science
to unfold sheep

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