unravel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʌnˈrævəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʌnˈrævəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(un rav′əl)

Inflections of 'unravel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
unravels
v 3rd person singular
unravelling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
unraveling
v pres p (US)
unravelled
v past (Mainly UK)
unraveled
v past (US)
unravelled
v past p (Mainly UK)
unraveled
v past p (US)

unravel
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Sense: Verb: untangle
Synonyms:
untangle, disentangle, unwind Collocations, untwist, unsnarl, untwine, undo Collocations, straighten out, free Collocations
Sense: Verb: solve
Synonyms:
solve Collocations, resolve Collocations, clear up, work out, answer Collocations, get to the bottom of, break Collocations, crack Collocations, figure out, fathom Collocations, find the answer, find the solution to, puzzle out, shed light upon, shed light on
Sense: Verb: fall apart
Synonyms:
fall apart, come apart, come apart at the seams, collapse Collocations, fail Collocations, break up, go to pieces (informal), come undone


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