Unravel - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ʌnˈrævl|
Brit.
|ʌnˈræv(ə)l|
verb
- become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of (syn: unpick, unscramble, untangle)
unravel the thread
- disentangle (syn: ravel, ravel out)can you unravel the mystery?
- become undone (syn: run)the sweater unraveled
Extra examples
Scientists are still unraveling the secrets of DNA.
Their plans unraveled when she lost her job.
His frequent absences from home caused his marriage to unravel.
I feel like my life is unraveling.
Detectives are still trying to unravel the mystery surrounding his death.
The company started to unravel when two of the directors were arrested.
About a year later, her life started to unravel.
The relationship was beginning to unravel, and I didn't want to have a child.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: unravel
he/she/it: unravels
present participle: unravelling
past tense: unravelled
past participle: unravelled
I/you/we/they: unravel
he/she/it: unravels
present participle: unravelling
past tense: unravelled
past participle: unravelled
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