unravel
verb (used with object)
to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
have unravelled
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present perfectof unravel.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Researchers from Melbourne-based medical research institute, WEHI, have unravelled how mutations in a gene can lead to an incurable neurodevelopmental disorder that causes abnormal brain development in newborns and infants.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024
Despite going undefeated in his first nine games, things have unravelled for Potter with Chelsea winning only one of its last 11 in all competitions.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
"Without India, Sri Lanka would have unravelled as Lebanon did," said Uditha Devapriya, chief international relations analyst at Factum, a Colombo-based foreign policy think-tank.
From Reuters ● Dec. 27, 2022
During and after the trial, the couple's lies have unravelled to reveal a dark past.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2022
If I do not flatter myself, I have unravelled a considerable part of that dark period.
From Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third by Horace Walpole
