UNFOLDING

unfolding, flowering

(noun) a developmental process; “the flowering of antebellum culture”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

unfolding

present participle of unfold

Noun

unfolding (plural unfoldings)

(often, figuratively) The process by which something unfolds or becomes revealed.

Anagrams

• foundling

Source: Wiktionary


UNFOLD

Un*fold", v. t. Etym: [AS. unfealdan. See 1st Un-, and Fold, v. t.]

1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth. Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. Herbert.

2. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science. Unfold the passion of my love. Shak.

3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.

Un*fold", v. i.

Definition: To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed. The wind blows cold While the morning doth unfold. J. Fletcher.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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