verb
- to unwind from a reel or spool
- to present or reveal something gradually
Usage: figurative
Examples
- She began to unreel the fishing line from the rod.
- The projectionist had to unreel the film carefully.
- He watched the garden hose unreel across the lawn.
- The story began to unreel before our eyes.
- The detective slowly unreeled the facts of the case.
- The rope unreeled smoothly from the winch.