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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.Ģżto take apart; undo; destroy (a plan, agreement, or arrangement).
verb (used without object)
to become unraveled.
unravel
/ Ź²ŌĖ°łĆ¦±¹É±ō /
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
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- unraveler noun
- unravelment noun
- ³Ü²ŌĖ°ł²¹±¹±š±ō±ō±š°ł noun
- ³Ü²ŌĖ°ł²¹±¹±š±ō³¾±š²Ō³Ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Example Sentences
But his day started to unravel with three bogeys in five holes.
Masters champion McIlroy had started well and was two under through nine holes, but then unravelled with four bogeys and a double bogey as he posted a four-over 74.
Stoic and self-aware, Fassbenderās Martian is a slippery figure whose sense of self begins to unravel as the showās thrilling first season unfurls.
The protests unravelled into looting, self-driving cars being torched, rocks thrown at law enforcement and a major freeway blocked by demonstrators.
An investigation by the hospital unravelled a deeper web of lies, as Nasir lied about working across the globe doing military and humanitarian work with charities including Oxfam and the Red Cross.
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