unreel verb. [ʌn'ri:l] M16.
[from UN-² + REEL verb.]
1. verb trans. Unwind from a reel or skein. Chiefly fig. M16.

2. verb intrans. Become unwound. L19.

3. Chiefly US.
a. verb intrans. Of a film: wind from one reel to another during projection; be shown. M20.
Washington Post Cleffi's suspicions..unreeled like a horror movie.
b. verb trans. Project (a film). L20.

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