unspool

verb6

1. •
   To remove (film, cotton, etc.) from a spool; unwind.

   • Next, unspool twenty cubits of the thin silver wire thread and cut this length in half. If you have less than twenty cubits, unspool all you have, and cut it in two equal parts. — 2010
2. •
   To flow forth, unfold, or play out.

   • At first, he was vague about his reason for coming in, talking about his uncertainty regarding the future and a few other stressors, but as he let his story unspool, he revealed the real reason. — 2011
3. •
   (slang) To play; to be screened.

   • Trailers for upcoming movies unspool—The Nutty Professor is playing on Tuesday, along with Cinderfella. — 2015
4. •
   To relax or become relaxed; to unwind.

   • After that, he felt exhausted — but unspooled inside — and drove to his Wilshire Boulevard home. — 1981
5. •
   To lose or cause to lose one's composure; to fall apart.

   • Normally, the worse a situation got, the calmer and more efficient Kelly became. But not this time. This was so bizarre, her mind unspooled. — 2003
6. •
   To reduce the thrust of a jet engine to idle in flight.