unreel

[ uhn-reel ]

/ ʌnˈril /

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verb (used with object)

to unwind from or as if from a reel: to unreel some wire; to unreel a tangled skein.

verb (used without object)

to become unreeled.

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Origin of unreel

First recorded in 1560–70; un-² + reel¹

un·reel·a·ble, adjectiveun·reel·er, noun

As the 20th century unreeled, Metchnikoff’s ideas took hold.
The Man Who Drank Cholera and Launched the Yogurt Craze - Issue 100: Outsiders|Lina Zeldovich|May 19, 2021|Nautilus
And yet, more and more as the days went by, this old-time film would unreel itself before the eager eyes of Merton Gill.
Merton of the Movies|Harry Leon Wilson
"Unreel the hose," the inventor continued, and Mark and Jack ran to do this.
Under the Ocean to the South Pole|Roy Rockwood
He pulled the string that was to unreel the rope and let him down.
The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair|Charles McCellan Stevens (AKA 'Quondam')