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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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OTHER WORDS FROM unreel
un·reel·a·ble, adjectiveun·reel·er, nounWords nearby unreel
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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')