Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unroll

/ˌʌnɹˈoʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: un-roll
IPA: /ˌʌnɹˈoʊl/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To straighten something that has been rolled, twisted or curled.

Transitive verb

verb

To emerge, be revealed or become apparent; to unfold.

Intransitive verb

verb

To replace (a loop in a program) with a repetitive sequence of the individual instructions that the loop would carry out, sometimes used as an optimization.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Unroll your sleeping bag and spread it on the floor of the tent."
"We will have to see how the events unroll."

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂eh₂der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rota Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin rotulader. Latin rotulāre Old French roelerbor. Middle English rollen English roll English unroll From un- + roll.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unrolls (present, singular) unrolling (participle, present) unrolled (participle, past) unrolled (past)

Derived Forms

unrollable unroller unrollment

Frequently Paired Words

unfold unfurl

Synonyms

unwind unfurl wind off

Rhymes With

whole control role goal self-control soul roll hole bowl rock-and-roll coal poll

Questions

How do you pronounce unroll?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnɹˈoʊl/.
What does unroll mean?: To straighten something that has been rolled, twisted or curled.
Where does unroll come from?: Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂eh₂der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rota Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin rotulader. Latin rotulāre Old French roelerbor. Middle English rollen English roll English unroll From un- + roll.

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