unravel
verb (used with object)
to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
unravelled
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past participleof unravel.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof unravel.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
unravelverb (used with object)to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
Example Sentences
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Qualifying ninth was an excellent start but Sunday unravelled almost immediately.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The scam unravelled because one of the ringers was also a journalist.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
It was the worst attack by the Houthis since a four-year truce in Yemen's long-running civil war unravelled in July.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
On Who Dimmed The Lights, the 51-year-old addresses how her mental health "unravelled" as she went through perimenopause.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Things that I had done but forgot came to life as she unravelled my past; some of these things nobody but myself knew.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
