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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uhn-rav-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈræv əl |
Definition of unravel
Origin :- c.1600, from un- (2) + ravel (v.).
- verb solve
- verb untangle
- verb unfold
- What if to-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow brings no light to unravel this mystery?
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- The whole affair is a terrible mystery; be assured I will do my best to unravel it.
- Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty
- What the police have failed to fathom, how can you hope to unravel?
- Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
- She has that sort of head that loves a hard knot to unravel!
- Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
- There were more complexities in Tom's character than Henry could unravel.
- Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett
- Of all the tangled webs ever I essayed to unravel, this is the knottiest.
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
- Who am I that I should seek to unravel the mysterious intricacies of sex?
- Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham
- Strenuous, untiring efforts for years have been made to unravel this Lanier web.
- Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
- But all love has a mystic triple root; you cannot unravel the web, on earth at least.
- Extract from : « Pirate Gold » by Frederic Jesup Stimson
- Caius could not unravel this, and yet, deep within him, he knew that there was consistency in it.
- Extract from : « The Mermaid » by Lily Dougall
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