unfolding

Plural: unfoldings

Noun

• a developmental process
• The process by which something unfolds or becomes revealed.

Verb

• develop or come to a promising stage
• open to the view
• extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
• spread out or open from a closed or folded state
• present participle and gerund of unfold

Synonyms

blossom, blossom forth, blossom out, extend, flowering, open, spread, spread out, stretch, stretch out, unfold

Antonyms

fold