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