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Unfolding   /ənfˈoʊldɪŋ/   Listen
Unfolding

noun
1.
A developmental process.  Synonym: flowering.


Unfold

verb
1.
Develop or come to a promising stage.  Synonyms: blossom, blossom forth, blossom out.
2.
Open to the view.
3.
Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length.  Synonyms: extend, stretch, stretch out.  "Stretch out that piece of cloth" , "Extend the TV antenna"
4.
Spread out or open from a closed or folded state.  Synonyms: open, spread, spread out.  "Spread your arms"  Antonym: fold.





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"Unfolding" Quotes from Famous Books



... of ways and means, island trade, money matters, and so on, Jasper had been led to open himself to him on the subject of Freya; and the excellent man, who had known old Nelson years before and even remembered something of Freya, was much astonished and amused by the unfolding of the tale. ...
— 'Twixt Land & Sea • Joseph Conrad
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... away from the possibility of a half-century from now, if our thought is to be turned intensively to the production of things destructive to home life. With the sea fairly alive with submarines, the air filled with squadrons of flying machines, and the mysteries of nature unfolding before the sustained labor of chemists—cities and states and nations could be quickly depopulated. The Prussian conspiracy would not have been possible if the international affairs of the earth had been ...
— The Progressive Democracy of James M. Cox • Charles E. Morris
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... was afforded me that night for studying the three leading characters in the remarkable drama I saw unfolding before me. A task was assigned me by the captain which took me from the house, and I missed the next scene—the arrival of the coroner. But I repaid myself for this loss in a way I thought justified ...
— The Filigree Ball • Anna Katharine Green
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... forget, in this rapid sketch, what a precious unfolding we have in this home portraiture of the humanity of the Saviour! "The Man Christ Jesus" stands in softened majesty and tenderness before our view. He who had a heart capacious enough to take in all mankind, had yet His likings (sinless partialities) for individuals ...
— Memories of Bethany • John Ross Macduff
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... fruit buds are unfolding, the beetles begin to emerge from their winter quarters and feed to some extent on the blossoms and tender leaves of the fruit trees. Mating soon begins, and by the time the fruit is well set the beetles make this fruit ...
— Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 • Various
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