1. unwinding or unrolling something from a reel or spool
2. revealing or presenting something gradually or in sequence
Usage: figurative

Examples

• She was unreeling the fishing line from her rod.
• The projectionist began unreeling the film for the evening show.
• He spent the afternoon unreeling the garden hose.
• The detective was unreeling the facts of the case one by one.
• The documentary is unreeling the story of the historic event.
• They watched the cable unreeling from the large spool.