UNRAVELLING

UNRAVEL

run, unravel

(verb) become undone; “the sweater unraveled”

unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick

(verb) become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; “unravel the thread”

ravel, unravel, ravel out

(verb) disentangle; “can you unravel the mystery?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

unravelling

(British spelling) present participle of unravel

Noun

unravelling (plural unravellings)

The act of becoming unravelled

Source: Wiktionary


UNRAVEL

Un*rav"el, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive) + ravel.]

1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking.

2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.

3. To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse. "Art shall be conjured for it, and nature all unraveled." Dryden.

Un*rav"el, v. i.

Definition: To become unraveled, in any sense.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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