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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 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·ı· especially British, ܲ·ı· noun
- ܲ·ı·Գ noun
Example Sentences
Lawsuits and interviews The Times conducted provide a fresh glimpse into the extraordinary dysfunction inside Donda and the erratic behavior of its controversial founder that led to its unraveling.
“It's the walking in heels, and something unravels and I trip and smash an ankle. I play pretty full-on.”
“What fascinated me,” she concludes, “is not only the historical mysteries my book seeks to unravel but the spiritual power that shines through these stories.”
As his career developed over the next five decades, and as art movements began to unravel as a way to characterize art, the term fell away.
Right away, Cave is positioning Nancy as a potentially unreliable narrator instead of letting the audience figure that out for themselves, a realization that wouldn’t be difficult, given how quickly Nancy unravels.
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