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unravel English

Meaning unravel meaning

What does unravel mean?

unravel

— verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of unravel the thread — verb disentangle can you unravel the mystery? — verb become undone the sweater unraveled

Synonyms unravel synonyms

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unravel English » English

untie unwind disentangle ravel undo uncoil unreel solve fray untangle unscramble unpick resolve come undone unwrap untwist unroll unknot run loosen decipher ravel out puzzle out interpret find a solution figure out extricate break wind off vent unweave untwine unsnarl unload unleash unlade unlace unknit unhitch unfold unfasten understand unclutter unbruise unbraid unbind translate tee up tear apart take out

Topics unravel topics

What do people use unravel to talk about?
Work and occupation Occupation Crafts

Cordage
Physical actions Arrange Join, attach

Remove, take apart
Physical actions Arrange Tie

Tangle

Conjugation unravel conjugation

How do you conjugate unravel?

unravel · verb

Examples unravel examples

How do I use unravel in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Today, we are going to unravel the mystery of the English subjunctive.

Movie subtitles

There's a most intriguing acrostic in The Needlewoman. I'm going to try and unravel it before you wake up.
One day your suitors will discover that this tapestry never ends only because you unravel at night the weaving you do in the daytime.
A permutation of numbers and signals that would take a thousand years to unravel.
Doctor, I think you would like to unravel this mystery as much as I.
Will allow me to unravel this?
The longer it takes, the more our plans unravel.
I'll unravel your guts out like a ball of yarn.
She had to undergo a violent shock that would allow us to unravel the roots of her trauma.
Lieutenant Uhura is trying to locate any reference to such a man in order to unravel the mystery of this giant human.
To unravel the woman problem at Karlstejn.
Unravel it.
It would be better if you'd try not to unravel now.
Yes. If I hadn't produced that ball of string to find a way out of the labyrinth, they were going to unravel my scarf, the rednecks.
Some of the finest brains on Chloris have devoted years to trying to unravel the problem.
Now I shall unravel the psychiatric secrets of this Caligari!
I wait for things to unravel from the others testimony.
HEY, SPORT, UNRAVEL THE FLESH.
Unravel the flesh, will you?
Donnerwetter! That stuff could unravel your elastic stockings.
You only have to let go trustingly. You'll unravel ways you'd never have discovered on your own.
And never again would I attempt to unravel the mysteries of the unconscious mind.
Unravel it. This way. Quickly!
When does the plot, uh, start to unravel here?
Perhaps you sir, can unravel this enigma?
We'll let the DA unravel this in the morning.
Follow him if you will, as he attempts to unravel this mystery. hindered at every step by his friends. and haunted always by a vague sense of foreboding.
Great relief - to unravel, finally, this tangle.
We must try to unravel this fantasy.
If you cut any one of them, you will unravel many others.
If you destroy Logopolis, you unravel the whole causal nexus.
If you haven't begun to unravel things before you see this video this won't make any sense to you.
Now, unravel the extension cord.
One, seeing herself 30 years older would put her into shock, and she'd pass out or two, the encounter could create a time paradox and cause a chain reaction that would unravel the space-time continuum and destroy the entire universe!
And as I leave here to unravel my own small destiny, I congratulate each of you on being the best of the best.
The project is beginning to unravel.

News and current affairs

Indeed, this scenario could worsen, because Russia is unlikely to sit around idly and watch Ukraine unravel.
This process of urban growth, however, is about to unravel.
The problem is that if governments start to amend the draft constitution, the whole thing is liable to unravel.
Iran's suspected nuclear-weapons program has now raised new fears that the global nonproliferation regime may unravel.
But Helmut Kohl's government feared that any examination would unravel the central feature of the army created in the mid-1950s and a major condition for its wide acceptance in the country: military conscription.
Even if Prime Minister Aznar follows through on these bold reforms, his program might unravel if unmatched by domestic political daring.
Following his death in 1980, that artificial state began to unravel, culminating in the genocidal wars in Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo of the 1990's.
Many policy options unravel when examined closely; others show promise but require more study.
But in the second half of the 1990's, this system began to unravel.
Failure to defend those values in Ukraine will cause them to unravel far beyond our borders.
If Europeans do not stand together in addressing migration, countless more people will drown in the Mediterranean and the EU will continue to unravel.
As one part of that process begins to appear unacceptably painful, demand for political intervention rises, and the entire system risks beginning to unravel.
This gives them the right to opt out of the Greek rescue, raising the prospect that the package may unravel.
Things began to unravel when two cabinet ministers abruptly resigned, citing family commitments or policy disagreements.
Whatever balance of concessions has been achieved would unravel if we were to try to keep one set and let go of another.
Deceptions, when they are revealed and the untruths unravel, are deeply disturbing.
Biological networks change, chemical balances change, species go extinct, ecosystems unravel, and new ones emerge.
After Menem handed over the presidential sash to Fernando De la Rua, Argentina began to unravel: President de la Rua resigned his office well before the official end of his term.

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