unravel
verb (used with object)
to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
had been unravelling
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past perfect progressiveof unravel.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Cardiff Crown Court was told that the couple's relationship had been unravelling for years.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2022
His life, the writer then realised, had been unravelling and it was time for a change.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 26, 2016
While Shand had been unravelling her mystery, she, perhaps, had been more successful in unravelling his.
From John Caldigate by Anthony Trollope
