Unravel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

disentangle

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnɹˈævəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnɹˈavəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnɹˈavəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnɹˈævəl/.

Examples

unravel the thread
can you unravel the mystery?
the sweater unraveled

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

untangle ravel run unpick ravel out unknot unscramble

Antonyms

knot ravel

Parts of Speech

verb	become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of “unravel the thread”
verb	disentangle “can you unravel the mystery?”
verb	become undone “the sweater unraveled”

Word Forms

unraveler	noun	a person who removes tangles; someone who takes something out of a tangled state
ravel	noun	a row of unravelled stitches
ravelling	noun	a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
raveling	noun	a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
unraveller	noun	a person who removes tangles; someone who takes something out of a tangled state
run	noun	a short trip

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entwirren

sich durch Abtrennen der Fasern oder Fäden lösen oder lösen lassen

🇫🇷French

démêler

se défaire ou se défaire en séparant les fibres ou les fils de

🇪🇸Spanish

desenredar

volverse o hacer que se deshaga al separar las fibras o hilos de

🇮🇹Italian

svelare

diventare o causare il disfacimento separando le fibre o i fili di

🇳🇱Dutch

ontrafelen

losraken of doen loskomen door het scheiden van de vezels of draden

🇵🇹Portuguese

desvendar

tornar-se ou fazer com que se desfaça separando as fibras ou fios de

🇷🇺Russian

разгадать

стать или вызвать разрушение путем отделения волокон или нитей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खंडित

के रेशों या धागों को अलग करके पूर्ववत करना या बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

উন্মোচন

এর ফাইবার বা থ্রেডগুলিকে আলাদা করে পূর্বাবস্থায় পরিণত করা বা পরিণত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

அவிழ்

இழைகள் அல்லது இழைகளைப் பிரிப்பதன் மூலம் ஆக அல்லது செயல்தவிர்க்க காரணமாகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

విప్పు

యొక్క ఫైబర్‌లు లేదా థ్రెడ్‌లను వేరు చేయడం ద్వారా మారడం లేదా రద్దు చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

उलगडणे

चे तंतू किंवा धागे वेगळे करून पूर्ववत होणे किंवा होऊ देणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગૂંચ કાઢવી

ના તંતુઓ અથવા થ્રેડોને અલગ કરીને પૂર્વવત્ થવાનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಚ್ಚಿಡುತ್ತಾರೆ

ನ ನಾರುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಎಳೆಗಳನ್ನು ಬೇರ್ಪಡಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಆಗಲು ಅಥವಾ ರದ್ದುಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഴിക്കുക

നാരുകളോ ത്രെഡുകളോ വേർതിരിക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ അത് പഴയപടിയാക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പഴയപടിയാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੋਲ੍ਹਣਾ

ਦੇ ਫਾਈਬਰਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਥਰਿੱਡਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੱਖ ਕਰਕੇ ਅਣਡਿੱਠ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھولنا

کے ریشوں یا دھاگوں کو الگ کرکے بننا یا کالعدم ہونے کا سبب بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

绎

通过分离纤维或线而变得或导致被破坏

🇯🇵Japanese

解く

繊維や糸を分離することによってほどける、またはほどけるようにする

🇰🇷Korean

풀다

섬유나 실이 분리되어 풀리거나 풀리게 되는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm sáng tỏ

trở nên hoặc làm cho nó bị bong ra bằng cách tách các sợi hoặc sợi của

🇹🇭Thai

คลี่คลาย

กลายเป็นหรือทำให้เลิกทำโดยการแยกเส้นใยหรือด้ายออกจากกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

terurai

menjadi atau menyebabkan terlepas dengan memisahkan serat atau benang

🇵🇭Filipino

lumutas

maging o maging sanhi upang mabawi sa pamamagitan ng paghihiwalay ng mga hibla o mga sinulid ng

🇲🇾Malay

merungkai

menjadi atau menyebabkan terbatal dengan mengasingkan gentian atau benang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كشف

تصبح أو تتسبب في التراجع عن طريق فصل الألياف أو الخيوط

🇮🇷Persian

باز کردن

با جدا کردن الیاف یا رزوه ها تبدیل می شود یا باعث از بین رفتن می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

çözülmek

liflerini veya ipliklerini ayırarak çözülebilir veya çözülebilir hale gelebilir.

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַעֲנֵחַ

הופכים או גורמים לביטול על ידי הפרדת הסיבים או החוטים של

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The primary meaning of 'unravel' is 'become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of'.

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