"unscroll" meaning in English

See unscroll in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unscrolls [present, singular, third-person], unscrolling [participle, present], unscrolled [participle, past], unscrolled [past]
Etymology: From un- + scroll. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|scroll}} un- + scroll Head templates: {{en-verb}} unscroll (third-person singular simple present unscrolls, present participle unscrolling, simple past and past participle unscrolled)
  1. To open or unfold progressively, as a scroll does.
    Sense id: en-unscroll-en-verb-X5oHOrqK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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