furl

[ UK /fˈɜːl/ ]
VERB
  1. form into a cylinder by rolling
    Roll up the cloth
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How To Use furl In A Sentence

  • The paper hangs in its box frame, edges furling and contracting.
  • Trained by Mark Tompkins and ridden by Philip Robinson, Babodana made his move about three furlongs out.
  • Meanwhile the red ribbon was slowly unfurling like a red cloud and then a crimson sea.
  • I slow the line as it zips through my left hand and the leader begins to unfurl. Times, Sunday Times
  • D'ye know, that Irish lunatic absolutely ran the gauntlet of pandy fire to get back into Lucknow, and bring out Outram and Havelock in person (with the poor old Gravedigger hardly able to hobble along) just so that they could greet Sir Colin as he covered the last few furlongs? Fiancée
  • The new scale is being introduced in June next year and will affect the weight a three-year-old will receive in races of ten furlongs and above. Times, Sunday Times
  • She reached out and grasped the silk, gasping as it unfurled into a thin cloak, shimmering softly.
  • He unfurled the blanket insulation over the concertina wire and scrambled over the fence as a Doberman streaked toward him, snarling. THE KILL CLAUSE
  • There are solar blankets kind of furled up in there. CNN Transcript Jun 11, 2007
  • Tying a rope to the wheel and to a pole to keep the vessel on course, Jake swung himself onto the boom and beginning to furl the sails himself.
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