The man was folding and unfolding his arms.
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Unfolding
Synonyms for "unfolding" (144 found)
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advancingamplificationanthesisapocalypseapparitionappearanceappearingarisingavatarbaringbloombloomingblossomblossomingblowblowingbradyteliccomingcoming into beingcoming-forth
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Noun(6 words)
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incarnationissuancelaying baremanifestationmaterializationmaterializingmaturationalmaturativematuringnarrationoccurrenceongoingontogeneticopeningostentationpatefactionperformancephylogeneticphysiogeneticpresentation
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presentmentproductionprogressprogressingprogressionprojectionrealizationremoving the veilrepresentationretrospectiverevealingrevealmentrevelationriserisingshowshowingshowing forthshowing upshowupstrippingtachytelictheophanyuncloakinguncoveringunfoldmentunmaskingunrollingunveilingunwrappingupgrowthvarnishing dayvernissageworking-out
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11 entriesactionbiochemical processchangeconformational changedevelopmentevolutionoperationprocessprogressionstate changetransformation
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15 entriesevent progressionfabric unfoldingflower openingmap unfoldingnarrative progressionnarrative unfoldingnucleic acid unfoldingpage unfoldingpaper unfoldingplot developmentpolicy unfoldingpolymer unfoldingprotein unfoldingtheoretical unfoldingthermal unfolding
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13 entriesdramatic unfoldinggradual unfoldingnarrative unfoldingplot unfoldingprotein unfoldingthermal unfoldingunfolding eventunfolding eventsunfolding mechanismunfolding pathwayunfolding processunfolding sequenceunfolding transition
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13 total sentences available.
The exchange unfolding in front of my eyes had not a single millimetre of a gap in which for me to slip.
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And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
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He looked all the houses unfolding.
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