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Definition of unravel:

  • (verb) become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
  • (verb) disentangle
  • (verb) become undone; "the sweater unraveled"

Sentence Examples:

All the great triumphs, assassinations, amorous conquests of history unravel themselves within a distance of five blocks.

Never have its mysteries been more skillfully unraveled, never have the sympathies of the reader been more intensely aroused.

As Watts wrote, a "magnificent intellectual capacity, and an unerring and instantaneous spring upon the point to unravel."

To die as soon as possible, to escape shame by a complete disappearance, to unravel in this way an inextricable situation.

More extensive and accurate dissections of the lymphatic system are wanting to enable us to unravel these knots of science.

Its galleries and courts, almost as labyrinthine as the Westminster cloisters, require a long experience to understand and unravel.

If we even suppose the jury sufficiently enlightened to unravel those knotty points, yet there remains an insuperable objection.

In endeavoring to unravel the matter, a knowledge of botany, of geography, of geology, of history, and of philosophy is required.

Patiently she tried to win the child's further confidence, to stimulate the baby memory, to unravel the lisped statements.

We are commercially and financially so intertwined that it is impossible to unravel the cords of interest that bind us together.

And they set themselves with the greatest ingenuity to unravel the secret of their complicated and seemingly capricious movements.

In spite of these contradictions, which only a dispassionate logic could thoroughly unravel, the enthusiast is apt to rush on.

Mitchell, like the true Englishman he was, deplored the unpleasant complication, but left it to time, impulse, or inspiration to unravel.

He learned there more lessons than a few, and encountered more tangled skeins of destiny than he is ever likely to unravel.

Sure and unerring rules were wanted to unravel this extraordinary nonsense, which, through Plato's reputation, fascinated the minds of men.

Dispatches written in complex cipher codes were often difficult to unravel, unless transmitted by the operator with the greatest precision.

It is said that his death arose from vexation, at not having been able to unravel an enigma proposed by some fishermen's children.

Could anything be more fraught with all the mingled emotions and thoughts which human philosophy has tried in vain to unravel?

Ted's conversation was apt to become involved when he was agitated; but on this occasion Katharine made no attempt to unravel it.

In the shade of beech trees, the coils of elaborated and intricate love-making wind and unravel themselves through an endless afternoon.

Whatever defied the critic's acumen or the believer's spiritual grasp was unraveled on the principle that it was local and temporary.

Death stops the wheels of Human Justice but not before the famous Sherlock has unraveled the crime in his inimitable way.

It is the pleasure of the collector to unravel the motives which led to changes or which put a dead stop to inventiveness.

Now we join forces with it in order to explore the subconscious, to unravel the mysteries which it jealously guards and conceals.

This he could manipulate like soft clay, give it any form he desired, and he could unravel the most intricately entangled skeins.

It would be a difficult but very interesting task to unravel the religious and political signification of certain colors in ancient times.

He tried to disentangle the knot, but in vain, so he left the complication as it was, purposing to unravel it by daylight.

It certainly is a tangled skein to unravel; but, as it happens, I really believe I can throw a little light upon the matter.

After a little the thunder boomed, dull, distant, and slender skeins of lightning unraveled across the crest of the coming storm.

And all the harder to unravel that Anglo-Saxon too had genders, equally arbitrary, which did not agree with the French ones.

Let us try to unravel this tangled web of opinions, and see what may be the least problematical origin of these various nations.

He tried to figure out the cessation: it seemed to him it was his duty to figure it out: he must unravel enigmas, supply answers.

Humboldt completely vindicated the character of Vespucci, leaving no shade of doubt upon his integrity, but he did not unravel the mystery.

Jennings, deep in thought, walked away, wondering how he was to disentangle the skein which Fate had placed in his hand to unravel.

The strange, interlocking structure of the unconscious mind of the embryo was not something that could be unraveled and examined in a hurry.

To unravel the complicated skein, and recover the pure thread divested of all its extraneous acquisitions, is the impossible task of the historian.

Redman was not in the humor to gratify our curiosity, we were obliged to leave the unraveling of the mysteries to time and future events.

Fragmentary waves of thought, disconnected and transitory, passed through his brain, leaving no permanent impression, and he made no effort to unravel them.

Who can unravel the confusion of mingled selfishness and devotion that exists even in his own heart, much less in that of another?

Besides, there is a deep mystery in the being of these creatures, which proud man never seeks to unravel, or condescends to speculate on.

If only he could have done something toward unraveling the mystery that surrounded him, time would have passed more quickly and not so dismally.

And this detail will unravel the next; the scattered elements jostle each other into place, as in the final disentangling of some complicated fugue.

As soon as Carter returned with the other advertisements that had been appearing he felt positive that he would be able to unravel the cipher.

There was also a shaggy yellow dog, who looked as if he had commenced to unravel, barking himself all up into a knot with excitement.

It is no part of our purpose to unravel the tangle of ecclesiastical and civil politics in which the proposed emigration had now become involved.

There is the greatest confusion respecting the specific names of this, and several nearly allied species, which would be very difficult to unravel.

Once this severance has taken place the stitch loses its supports and unravels as long as the least strain is imposed upon it.

As a rule, there is more or less wrong on both sides, and the tangle of accusations and mutual recriminations is almost impossible to unravel.

Her brain was a confused medley of thoughts that she was too tired to unravel, strange, conflicting ideas chasing wildly through her mind.

The general observations treasured up by a course of experience, give us the clue of human nature, and teach us to unravel all its intricacies.

It is this very state, perhaps, that ages the hearts of the hardiest of the explorers who seek vainly to unravel the polar mystery.

In that powerful machine she and her girls chums unraveled a mystery of the road in a manner satisfactory to themselves and many others.

He must be a psychologist as well, and the success of his diagnosis depends upon his skill to unravel the intricate interrelations between both.

Raise him up from this bed of illness, that he may unravel the web of mystery that entangles the fate of my lost darling!

"I think," he said, "that the three of us should be able to unravel your little riddle, if you'll condescend to tell us what it is."

I could not unravel the mystery, and thought no more about it, until it was again brought to my recollection by the damsel herself.

When you feel quite sure that everything is snug and secure, commence to unravel the whole piece, which will pass for the resuscitated original.

I wandered up and down among the streets trying to unravel the mystery, and the more I considered it, the more baffling it grew.

When this will is weakened; when the attention is constantly slackened, when the mind wanders, this single strand of rope separates and unravels.

This time the laugh came more slowly, for here was a lot of language which, though refreshing, was tangled in knots that must be unraveled.

Come with the adventurous Motor Maids as they surmount every obstacle and unravel every mystery they encounter in all parts of the world.

Sir William is dead, dead endeavoring to unravel the perplexities of the Dunmore war, but his son, Sir Guy, meets the complaining Shawnees.

Yet, although she made history in two hemispheres, it has proved extremely difficult to discover and unravel the real facts of her glamorous career.

It took several days to unravel the tangle of fissures and discover and prepare a trail that the dogs could haul the sleds along.

After briefly collecting her thoughts, which had labored unceasingly to unravel the mysteries that surrounded the Cavalier, she entered her father's chamber.

Craig kicked a pile of furs that had been heaped one on top of the other, and tied together with thread from an unraveled woolen mitten.

The felting property of wool is a tendency of the fibers to entangle themselves together, and to form a mass more or less difficult to unravel.

Then suddenly, when it seemed impossible for him to unravel his handiwork, he blew upon them, and the rings fell separately at his feet.

He was too angry to attempt to unravel the mystery, and he did not broach the subject to Tommy who evidently desired to avoid it.

I have had plenty of time for thought, since you brought me here, and I have unraveled the fact that I made a consummate fool of myself.

"To unravel the great mystery which is now agitating the minds of the entire population of this town, and more especially of the female portion."

This card trick, to which I have alluded in a previous page, cannot fail to produce astonishment; and it is one of the most difficult to unravel.

Much search resulted in the discovery of a bit of rotted rope, which he unraveled and thereby bound a piece of sheepskin upon each bruised foot.

Of course, if one is to unravel such a snarl as that in which we find ourselves, he must be made aware of every particular, must he not?'

A good walker, he covered the miles rapidly, and under the physical satisfaction of the tramp the brain knots unraveled and smoothed themselves out.

Like me, they would have no idea what took place during the night, and to unravel this mystery I could count only on some future happenstance.

To unravel the intricacies of the origin of these tics is a matter of considerable difficulty, though probably imitation is not without influence in their genesis.

It seemed, more, that they had become entangled in his mind in such a way that he could not unravel the end of his discourse.

He had unraveled a small piece of rope, and soaked this in fat from the entrails of a dog, thinking he might make a torch of it.

Therefore, confident of the utility, let us unravel all that is clearly false in belief, and disseminate the result of our investigations among our fellows.

The Single Crown, tucked, makes the rope end but slightly larger than the standing part, and serves to prevent the strands from unraveling.

He soon came to the conclusion that there was some strange mystery involved in the affair, and he determined to adopt effectual measures for unraveling it.

The packet was now sent round in succession to all the eminent teachers and theologians of the city; but none could unravel the enigma.

"Meaning his craze to be the fortunate man of science to unravel the mystery that has always hung over the homes of those cliff dwellers?"

Mount Adams therefore presents a greater variety of history, a more complex and fascinating problem for the student to unravel, than any of its neighbors.

Signs were apparent that the worthy populace, though unable to unravel the precise nature of their entanglement, were already very seriously hampered by my operations.

I am agitated alike with the rapture of writing to you, and with the impossibility of expressing the feelings which I cannot distinctly unravel even to myself.

I can only guess, and as tracking conundrums is not my purpose in these chapters, I will leave others to unravel the riddle if they can.

There are other elements of perplexity and difficulty in ballad music which require an expert to unravel and explain, and which cannot be entered into here.

The happy manner in which the knotty points of the Calculus are unraveled in this treatise presents a strong temptation to plunge into the time-devouring study.

Inquiries were made for it, and the invited friends were assiduous in helping to unravel the mystery, and concluded in the end that it had been stolen.

I have heard so many tales of lions which have carried away oxen from a kraal, that I have endeavored to unravel what appears to be a mysterious impossibility.

The schemes adopted are often very deeply laid; and the police, when once set upon the track, have hard work to unravel the wily plans.

Yet it would be strange, he thought, were she playing some deep game not immediately discernible, if he did not unravel the tangled skein of her deceit.

The unraveling of the mystery created by this incident, the proving of the hero's innocence, and his thrilling adventures at sea, form a fascinating story.

The other testimony submitted to the inquest jury brought out various facts of a substantive character, but calculated rather to complicate than to unravel the mystery.

To unravel their intricacies is a task to which only the memories of their makers are equal, and along them the deer flee like wraiths at any alarm.

To attempt to unravel the tangled skein of second, third, fourth, fifth editions, and the like, would in many cases be the work of a lifetime.

Amber, the doctor considered the little woman more of a sphinx than ever, and he wanted her to speak and unravel the enigma of her being.

For an hour I sat staring into the flames, the story slowly taking root in my mind, and the fascinating plot and characters unraveling before me.