unroll
verb (used with object)
to open or spread out (something rolled or coiled).
are unrolling
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present progressiveof unroll.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Several companies in the United States and in Britain are unrolling hybrid seasons that integrate digital and in-person shows.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
Workmen from the Nesci Brothers show are unrolling various pieces of the big top under the watchful eye of the boss canvasman.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
In the lane if you gather them the young leaves of the sycamore have a fragrant scent like a flower, and low down ferns are unrolling.
From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Richard Jefferies
New plains are unrolling, new mountain tops sinking below our range of vision.
From Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Even now the tombs of Egypt are unrolling their recorded epitaphs.
From Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. by W. H. (William Henry) Rhodes
