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

Khalil Mack unspooled his elbow wrap and removed his brace as he spoke to reporters Thursday for the first time since sustaining his injury last month.

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From there, Hanks keeps things largely chronological, but only briefly touches on Candy’s childhood to form the thread that “I Like Me” unspools to its end.

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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.

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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.

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

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