-ldiŋ, -ldēŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of unfold
: the act or process of unfolding:
a. : expansion or opening out from or as if from folds
the unfolding of a bud
b. : development , evolution
profoundly influenced the unfolding of her childish mind — Norman Douglas
c. : explication , exposition
a lengthy and patient unfolding only possible in a book — H.N.Southern