unfurl
verb (used with object)
to spread or shake out from a furled state, as a sail or a flag; unfold.
have been unfurling
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present perfect progressiveof unfurl.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Warm stories of and tributes to McCain have been unfurling this year: an HBO documentary, a final autobiographical book.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 18, 2018
Some of those narratives have been unfurling for months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2016
