unroll

verb

un·​roll ˌən-ˈrōl 

unrolled; unrolling; unrolls

transitive verb

1

: to unwind a roll of : open out : uncoil

2

: to spread out like a scroll for reading or inspection : unfold, reveal

intransitive verb

: to be unrolled : unwind

Examples of unroll in a Sentence

He carefully unrolled the ancient scroll.

I unrolled the new carpet.

When we arrived at the cabin, we unrolled our sleeping bags.

The hose will unroll if you pull on it.

Last week, the government unrolled a new vaccination campaign.

The scandal unrolled over the course of several weeks.

Recent Examples on the Web

Gemini has similarly erected guardrails around the ability to automatically make changes to a user’s long-term conversation memory, a feature Google, OpenAI, and other AI providers have unrolled in recent months. —Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2025

The Vesuvius Challenge is using AI to virtually unroll Pompeii’s ancient scrolls Jack Knudson is an assistant editor at Discover with a strong interest in environmental science and history. —Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025

However, they are too badly burned—and too fragile—to be unrolled by hand, though many have tried over the past 270 years. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025

Lenovo Lenovo The keyboard includes a button for making the screen unroll. —Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for unroll

• bankroll
• bedroll
• borehole
• cajole
• catchpole
• charcoal
• condole
• control
• dipole
• downhole
• enroll
• extol

Kids Definition

unroll

verb

un·​roll ˌən-ˈrōl 

ˈən-

1

: to unwind a roll of : open out

unroll a carpet

2

: disclose

the government unrolled a new program

3

: to become unrolled or spread out : unfold

a view of mountains unrolled before them