Unfolding can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| unfold - spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" | ||
| unfold - extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" | ||
| unfold - open to the view; "A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings" | ||
| unfold - develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into maturity" | ||
Noun |
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| unfolding - a developmental process; "the flowering of antebellum culture" |
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| 1. | verb | The man was folding and unfolding his arms. | |
| 2. | verb | The exchange unfolding in front of my eyes had not a single millimetre of a gap in which for me to slip. | |
| 3. | verb | And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. | |
| 4. | verb | He looked all the houses unfolding. | |
| 5. | verb | Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. | |
| 6. | verb | "O Goddess-born, high auspices are thine, / and heaven's plain omens guide thee o'er the main. / Thus Jove, by lot unfolding his design, / assorts the chances, and the Fates ordain. / This much may I of many things explain, / how best o'er foreign seas to urge thy keel / in safety, and Ausonian ports attain, / the rest from Helenus the Fates conceal, / and Juno's envious power forbids me to reveal." | |
| 7. | verb | Mr. Sherlock Holmes was leaning back in his chair and was unfolding his morning paper in a leisurely fashion, when our attention was arrested by a tremendous ring at the bell, followed immediately by a hollow drumming sound, as if someone were beating on the outer door with his fist. | |
| 8. | verb | The project envisions a future where human explorers can bring a compact habitat built out of a lightweight material with dormant fungi that will last on long journeys to places like Mars. Upon arrival, by unfolding that basic structure and simply adding water, the fungi will be able to grow around that framework into a fully functional human habitat – all while being safely contained within the habitat to avoid contaminating the Martian environment. | |
| 9. | verb | Many looked at what was unfolding in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto as though they were observing a distant planet through a telescope. | |
| 10. | verb | Unfold the newspaper. | |
| 11. | verb | A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings. | |
| 12. | verb | Let's unfold the map on the table and discuss it. | |
| 13. | verb | New questions will be asked and new debates will unfold. | |
| 14. | verb | Tom started to unfold the piece of paper Mary handed him. | |
| 15. | verb | The Northwest’s economy, infrastructure, natural systems, public health, and agriculture sectors all face important climate change related risks. Impacts on infrastructure, natural systems, human health, and economic sectors, combined with issues of social and ecological vulnerability, will unfold quite differently in largely natural areas, like the Cascade Range, than in urban areas like Seattle and Portland or among the region’s many Native American Tribes. |
| Sentence | |
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| verb | |
| The man was folding and unfolding his arms. | |
| The exchange unfolding in front of my eyes had not a single millimetre of a gap in which for me to slip. | |
| And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. | |
| He looked all the houses unfolding. | |
| Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. | |
| "O Goddess-born, high auspices are thine, / and heaven's plain omens guide thee o'er the main. / Thus Jove, by lot unfolding his design, / assorts the chances, and the Fates ordain. / This much may I of many things explain, / how best o'er foreign seas to urge thy keel / in safety, and Ausonian ports attain, / the rest from Helenus the Fates conceal, / and Juno's envious power forbids me to reveal." | |
| Mr. Sherlock Holmes was leaning back in his chair and was unfolding his morning paper in a leisurely fashion, when our attention was arrested by a tremendous ring at the bell, followed immediately by a hollow drumming sound, as if someone were beating on the outer door with his fist. | |
| The project envisions a future where human explorers can bring a compact habitat built out of a lightweight material with dormant fungi that will last on long journeys to places like Mars. Upon arrival, by unfolding that basic structure and simply adding water, the fungi will be able to grow around that framework into a fully functional human habitat – all while being safely contained within the habitat to avoid contaminating the Martian environment. | |
| Many looked at what was unfolding in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto as though they were observing a distant planet through a telescope. | |
| Unfold the newspaper. |
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| A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings. |
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| Let's unfold the map on the table and discuss it. | |
| New questions will be asked and new debates will unfold. | |
| Tom started to unfold the piece of paper Mary handed him. | |
| The Northwest’s economy, infrastructure, natural systems, public health, and agriculture sectors all face important climate change related risks. Impacts on infrastructure, natural systems, human health, and economic sectors, combined with issues of social and ecological vulnerability, will unfold quite differently in largely natural areas, like the Cascade Range, than in urban areas like Seattle and Portland or among the region’s many Native American Tribes. | |