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unreel

unreel verb: to remove or uncoil from a reel.

Verb

unreel (third-person singular simple present unreels, present participle unreeling, simple past and past participle unreeled)

  1. (transitive) To remove or uncoil from a reel.
    Synonyms:
    reel out

Synonyms of unreel

Antonyms

Forms of unreel

third-person singular presentunreels
present participleunreeling
past participleunreeled
pastunreeled

Origin of unreel

From un- + reel.

Words formed from unreel

Questions about unreel

What does unreel mean?
Unreel means to remove or uncoil from a reel.
What part of speech is unreel?
Unreel is a verb.
What is the past tense of unreel?
The past tense of unreel is unreeled.

Words near unreel in the dictionary

  1. unreduplicated
  2. unreef
  3. unreefed
  4. unreefing
  5. unreefs
  6. unreel
  7. unreelable
  8. unreeled
  9. unreeler
  10. unreelers
  11. unreeling

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