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Contraposition Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

unfurl

What does 'unfurl' mean this sentence?

A grin was unfurling on his face.
  

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g. a blanket). There is a literary flourish here: "a grin was unfurling on his face" means that a grin "spread" across his face.

— Xerxes

  • g.
  • a blanket).
  • There is a literary flourish here: "a grin was unfurling on his face" means that a grin "spread" across his face.
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Same as "unfolding" - when you unfurl something, you open something that is typically folded (e.g. a blanket). There is a literary flourish here: "a grin was unfurling on his face" means that a grin "spread" across his face.
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