Definition of "unfurling" []

• Present participle of unfurl. (verb)

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• "Not only the awakening of the leaves and the idea of unfurling, but the straining process..."
• "The clashes have included Shiite youths setting barricades of burning tires and quieter defiance such as unfurling protest banners in busy shopping malls - which is still a powerful act in a region where Western-style demonstrations are rare."
• "From there I was in the rigging, getting into the crow's nest, keeping my eye to the lens as I was inches away from the unfurling of a 400 square foot main sail 80 feet above the waterline -- and pointing the glass at the crew as they went about their seagoing tasks."