unfold
verb (used with object)
to bring out of a folded state; spread or open out.
unfolding
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present participleof unfold.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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That leads us to the scene unfolding three floors beneath the main levels of the Los Angeles Times newsroom during an afternoon in mid-April.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The growing use of jet-propelled and other varieties of drones prompted President Volodymyr Zelensky to condemn what he called an unfolding "horror" over the skies of Kyiv.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
When it comes to diesel-burning trucks, the shift is earlier-stage, but unfolding startlingly fast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Garreaud pointed to the strengthening El Niño as an important backdrop to the unusually wet winter unfolding across north-central Chile.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
In spite of the chill that didn’t quite leave him, he was well able to marvel at this latest unfolding of his life.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
