Wiktionary
alt. (label en British spelling) (present participle of unravel English) n. The act of becoming unravelled vb. (label en British spelling) (present participle of unravel English)
WordNet
v. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "the sweater unravelled" [syn: unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick] [ant: ravel, ravel]
disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"; "unravel the ball or yarn" [syn: ravel, ravel out]
become undone; "the sweater unraveled" [syn: run]
[also: unravelling, unravelled]
See unravel
Wikipedia
Unravelling may refer to:
- Unravelling (logic), a concept in sheaf theory
- Unravelling (novel), a novel by Elizabeth Graver
- "Unravelling" (song), a 2001 pop song
Unravelling is the third studio album by the Scottish indie rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks. It was released on 6 October 2014 in the United Kingdom and 14 October 2014 in the United States.
Usage examples of "unravelling".
The key, however, to breaking this chaining lies in unravelling but a single thread.
My ancestors were quite right: unravelling the Laymil mystery should be given the highest priority.
Their attention was focused almost entirely on the small, intense drama unravelling outside in the alley.
Rage flowed hot and potent through my veins, and I was in no mood for unravelling riddles.
Casuel's obsequious farewells dissolved like the thread of blue smoke unravelling from the wick.
I'd so far rather have had the dear boy home safe instead but at least we're unravelling some notion of what we're dealing with from documents like this.
He found himself waxing unbecomingly censorial with respect to his patient, for he was unravelling in his mind an internal monologue along the lines of: `Surely a priest should set a teeter example than this?
The three of them were sitting in the kitchen, Pelagia unravelling her ever-diminishing blanket, the doctor reading a book of poems, and the captain composing a sonata in the style of Scarlatti.
She stood up quickly, shot him a withering and accusing look, and returned haughtily to her unravelling, whereupon the persistent Psipsina leapt once more into his lap.