unzipping

verb

present participle of unzip
as in unbuttoning

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  1. unfurling
  2. unfastening
  3. unfolding
  4. unlocking
Verb
  • In the Scottish Highland counties of Caithness and Sutherland, a blanket bog has been unfurling over the landscape for some nine millennia.
    — Alexandra Marvar, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Wild Land Instead of rising straight up from the truck bed like the Wingman/Safari Cruiser design, the Pickupmate Trunk has a multidirectional design that shifts slightly backward before unfurling dramatically forward over the truck cab.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of unfurling
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  • Transforming the cabin from sitting to sleeping is a group effort that includes unpacking the ladder (usually stowed beneath the seats with the luggage), unfastening the upper bunks, and making the beds.
    — Emily Manthei, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
Definition of unfastening
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  • The Ohio artist’s first album in four years is paranoid, indulgent, and theatrical, unfolding like a dark romantasy novel.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz and several commissioners criticized the plan for linking county government with a video game that revels in violence unfolding in a fictional Miami.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of unfolding
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  • These include a faster editing system that allows users to correct incorrectly decoded text and a lock-screen feature that enables speech communication without first unlocking the phone.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Geographically, Puig sets out to reinforce its business in EMEA, Latin American and travel retail, while stepping up growth and unlocking opportunities in North America and the Asia-Pacific region.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of unlocking
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