unreel
[ uhn-reel ]
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.
Origin of unreel
1Other words from unreel
- un·reel·a·ble, adjective
- un·reel·er, noun
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How to use unreel in a sentence
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 | NautilusAnd 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 RockwoodHe 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')
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