unravel

Definition of unravel in English English dictionary: {f} untwist, unwind, untangle; become unraveled; solve, figure out; {v} to desentangle, explain, clear up; disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"; "unravel the ball or yarn"; If you unravel something that is knotted, woven, or knitted, or if it unravels, it becomes one straight piece again or separates into its different threads. He was good with his hands and could unravel a knot or untangle yarn that others wouldn't even attempt The stairway carpet is so frayed it threatens to unravel; become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "the sweater unravelled"; Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot; become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "the sweater unravelled; to separate the threads (of); become undone; "the sweater unraveled"; un·rav·el unravels unravelling unravelled in AM, use unraveling, unraveled1. If something such as a plan or system unravels, it breaks up or begins to fail. His government began to unravel because of a banking scandal; To become unraveled, in any sense; If you unravel a mystery or puzzle, or if it unravels, it gradually becomes clearer and you can work out the answer to it. A young mother has flown to Iceland to unravel the mystery of her husband's disappearance Gradually, with an intelligent use of flashbacks, Yves' story unravels; To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking; To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse
unravelling: The act of becoming unravelled
unravelling: Present participle of unravel
unravelment: {n} developement of a plot
unraveled: past of unravel
unraveling: present participle of unravel
unravelled: US, past of unravel
unravelling: US, present participle of unravel
unravelment: The act of unraveling, or the state of being unraveled
unravels: Third person singular, present tense of to unravel