unfolding

English

Verb

unfolding

1. present participle and gerund of unfold

Noun

unfolding (plural unfoldings)

1. (often figuratively) The process by which something unfolds or becomes revealed.
   • 1962 April, R. K. Evans, “The Acceptance Testing of Diesel Locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 268:

     Because most diesel failures can be traced to electrical faults, minor in themselves but often difficult to pin-point, any unscheduled halt during a trial run is often the signal for the frenzied unfolding of wiring diagrams and the appearance of an impressive array of voltmeters and circuit testers.

   • 2007 October 28, Bruce Handy, “Nothing You Can Know That Isnt Known”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     If I had the space, I'd cite dozens more examples of Gould's graceful unfoldings of various Beatle tunes.

   • 2024 September 11, Richard Brody, ““Winner” Takes Political Comedy Seriously”, in The New Yorker‎^[2]:

     The movie delivers a critical and analytical 'unfolding of the circumstances of Reality [Winner]’s life, starting with her childhood in Texas, in order to reveal her sense of deceptions and injustices that pass largely unchallenged in everyday American life.

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