See Also: unreel(dictionary)

unreel (iou)



unreel verb. M16.
[from UN-2 + REEL verb.]
verb trans. Unwind from a reel or skein. Chiefly fig. M16.
verb intrans. Become unwound. L19.
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.