unfurrow

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ furrow.

Verb

unfurrow (third-person singular simple present unfurrows, present participle unfurrowing, simple past and past participle unfurrowed)

  1. (transitive) To remove the furrows from.
  2. (intransitive) To clear itself of furrows.
    • 2009 June 28, David Gates, “The Postmodern Me”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      He grunted and murmured, until his face calmed, the eyelids smoothing into slumber, the brows unfurrowing.
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