unspool

[uhn-spool]

verb

1. to unwind from a spool, as of wire, tape, film, etc.

2. to unravel; destroy or be destroyed steadily or gradually.

3. to perform (an action or movement) or be performed in a smooth, swift, graceful way, as if unrolling from a spool.

Example Sentences

From this bold declaration she unspools her thesis: The Constitution was not freeze-dried at the beginning but instead has bloomed and grown to meet the republic’s needs, as the framers foresaw.

From Los Angeles Times

Many who digested the case when it first unspooled may see little need to pick up this thread via a new dramatization, regardless of how compelling it is.

From Salon

When Hargitay challenges this spite, her film breaks open, unspooling new threads that all wrap back around to connect with one another.

From Salon

He then unspooled a long-winded, curlicued, two-minute response that mentioned natural resources, technology, innovation, productivity, inflation, energy, joblessness and the economy, among other things.

From Los Angeles Times

He understands precisely how to tee up a plotline that will be unspooled later in the season, and knows exactly when to make that reveal the most satisfying it can possibly be for viewers.

From Salon