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unravel
[ uhn-rav-uhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
- to free from complication or difficulty; make plain or clear; solve:
to unravel a situation; to unravel a mystery.
- Informal. to take apart; undo; destroy (a plan, agreement, or arrangement).
verb (used without object)
- to become unraveled.
unravel
/ ʌˈæə /
verb
- tr to reduce (something knitted or woven) to separate strands
- tr to undo or untangle (something tangled or knotted)
- tr to explain or solve
the mystery was unravelled
- intr to become unravelled
Derived Forms
- ܲˈ, noun
- ܲˈԳ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ı· especially British, ܲ·ı· noun
- ܲ·ı·Գ noun
Example Sentences
When you're overwhelmed, a $12 dress can feel like a luxury, even if it unravels and literally falls apart at the seams.
Mr Taylor said it showed prisons were "fragile places" and "when things start to go wrong... they start to unravel quickly", which had been reflected at Parc.
Over the next five to ten years, I think it’s inevitable that economic interdependence will progressively unravel.
“It is simply more than I can grasp. … All the issues I have fought for over the years, marched for, organized for — to bring about the good changes in our society — are now being unraveled.”
"Over the course of the show, it all unravels and everyone ends up being themselves instead of conforming to these societal norms."
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