# unfolding

Pronunciation: say "un-FOHLD-ing" US /ʌnˈfoʊldɪŋ/, UK /ʌnˈfəʊldɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of unfold. — present participle and gerund of unfold
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of unfold. Use it for something opening up or being revealed right now.
   - _The petals were unfolding in the warmth of the morning sun._
   - _Unfolding the ancient manuscript took both patience and steady hands._

## Noun

2. The gradual process through which a situation, story, or event develops and becomes revealed.
   - Simple: The way a situation slowly opens up and becomes clear, step by step.
   - _The unfolding of the political scandal dominated the news for weeks._
   - _Historians traced the unfolding of the revolution across several turbulent decades._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/unfolding (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).