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Meaning of "unravelling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNRAVELLING

unravelling  [ʌnˈrævəlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNRAVELLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unravelling is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNRAVELLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Unravelling

Unravelling may refer to: ▪ Unravelling, a concept in sheaf theory ▪ Unravelling, a novel by Elizabeth Graver ▪ "Unravelling", a 2001 pop song...

Definition of unravelling in the English dictionary

The definition of unravelling in the dictionary is the act of unravelling or coming apart.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNRAVELLING


bevelling
ˈbevəlɪŋ
counselling
ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ
cycling
ˈsaɪk əlɪŋ
devilling
ˈdevəlɪŋ
disabling
dɪˈseɪb əlɪŋ
enabling
ɪnˈeɪbəlɪŋ
hovelling
ˈhʌvəlɪŋ
juggling
ˈdʒʌɡəlɪŋ
labelling
ˈleɪbəlɪŋ
modeling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
modelling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
ravelling
ˈrævəlɪŋ
remodeling
ˌriːˈmɒdəlɪŋ
revelling
ˈrevəlɪŋ
signaling
ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ
signalling
ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ
silverling
ˈsɪlvəlɪŋ
snivelling
ˈsnɪvəlɪŋ
swivelling
ˈswɪvəlɪŋ
travelling
ˈtrævəlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNRAVELLING

unraced
unracked
unraised
unrake
unraked
unranked
unransomed
unrated
unratified
unravaged
unravel
unravelled
unraveller
unravelment
unravished
unrazed
unrazored
unreachable
unreached
unreactive

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNRAVELLING

bestselling
billing
calling
chilling
compelling
controlling
direct selling
drilling
dwelling
falling
feeling
filling
hot-selling
installing
killing
rolling
scrolling
selling
spelling
telling
willing

Synonyms and antonyms of unravelling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNRAVELLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unravelling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unravelling

Translation of «unravelling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNRAVELLING

Find out the translation of unravelling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unravelling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unravelling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

解开
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desintegración
570 millions of speakers

English

unravelling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unraveling
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تفكك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

распутывание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desenlace
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভেঙে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

effilochage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membongkar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Entwirren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

白紙に戻ること
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

해결되어 나감
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unraveling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm sáng tỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவிழ்ப்பதில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अव्यवस्था
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çözülüyor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dipanarsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozwikłanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розплутування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deșirare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξήλωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontrafeling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unraveling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rakne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unravelling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNRAVELLING»

The term «unravelling» is regularly used and occupies the 68.193 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNRAVELLING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unravelling

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNRAVELLING»

Discover the use of unravelling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unravelling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unravelling
24 meets the X Files in the biggest teen blockbuster of the summer...
Elizabeth Norris, 2012
2
Unravelling
Growing up on a small New England farm, a determined young nineteenth-century woman named Aimee Slater ventures to Lowell, Massachusetts, to find work, a move that leads to a split with her mother. 25,000 first printing. QPB.
Elizabeth Graver, 1997
3
Unravelling the Franklin Mystery: Inuit Testimony
David Woodman's reconstruction of the mysterious events surrounding the tragic Franklin expedition boldly challenges standard interpretations and promises to replace them.
David C. Woodman, 1992
4
Unravelling
Unravelling is a story that engages both the heart and the mind.
Lindsay Stanberry-Flynn, 2010
5
Unravelling the Credit Crunch
This book shows us how the actions of many financial institutions, regulatory bodies, central banks, and investment managers adversely affected the entire financial system.
David Murphy, 2009
6
Unravelling Starlight: William and Margaret Huggins and the ...
Challenging traditional accounts of the origins of astrophysics, this book presents the first scholarly biography of nineteenth-century English amateur astronomer William Huggins (1824–1910).
Barbara J. Becker, 2011
7
Unravelling the algae: the past, present, and future of ...
Unravelling the algae: the past, present, and future of algal systematics brings together the most respected minds in the field to review the state-of-the-science and assess the impact of molecular tools on the taxonomy of algal groups.
Juliet Brodie, Jane Lewis, 2007
8
Unravelling Civilisation: European Travel and Travel Writing
This volume is a collection of contributions about the history and practice of travel and travel writing from a variety of academic disciplines including anthropology, history, linguistics and literary criticism.
Hagen Schulz-Forberg, 2005
9
Unravelling the Ribbon
Unravelling the Ribbon is a moving, frequently hilarious Irish play for three women about the daily reality of breast cancer.
Mary Kelly, Maureen White, 2008
10
Sheela-na-gigs: Unravelling an Enigma
A study of the mysterious stone carvings of naked females exposing their genitals on medieval churches all over the British Isles.
Barbara Freitag, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNRAVELLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unravelling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Unravelling the messy history of the watermelon
Carl Peter Thunberg was a Swedish naturalist and a pupil of the father of modern taxonomy, Carl Linnaeus. He is remembered in several plants familiar to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Labour: Public confidence in Police Scotland 'unravelling'
Public confidence in Police Scotland is “unravelling” following the deaths of a couple who lay in a crashed car for three days, Labour has said amid a fresh slew ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Unravelling the Ayodhya-Korea link
India has begun the work of tracing its “shared heritage” with Korea using the legendary Queen Suriratna, a princess from Ayodhya who travelled to the country ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
The Unravelling Stream New Single, “Master Drone”
Following “Revolt” from earlier this year, Calgary's The Unravelling are streaming their newest track, titled “Master Drone.” At well over five minutes in length, the ... «Under the Gun Review, Jul 15»
5
Artist Defies Rednecks and Unravels the Confederate Flag—Let's …
Her work Unravelling, now on view at New York's Mixed Greens Gallery, offers a metaphor for hopes for racial progress via a performance in which she takes ... «artnet News, Jun 15»
6
The century-long family secret . . . and a 30-minute unravelling
The photo of the boy with slumped shoulders and forlorn eyes is out of step with the man Bert Jefkins became: the grandfather who dressed up as a “mad doctor” ... «Toronto Star, Jun 15»
7
The Unravelling by Emma Sky review – an insider's view of the Iraq …
The Unravelling reads almost like a novel: a detailed and darkly humorous account that tries to understand everyone involved, Iraqis and Americans, on their ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
8
Unravelling 'gap risk' at Deutsche Bank
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday found that Deutsche Bank had materially misstated the value of a giant derivatives portfolio during the ... «Financial Times, May 15»
9
Unravelling the top 8 common cold myths
Unravelling the top 8 common cold myths ... in time for winter. by: From: Herald Sun; May 20, 2015 9:41AM. Increase Text Size · Decrease Text Size · Print ... «Herald Sun, May 15»
10
Unravelling the mystery behind the detention of reverend Lim
When Rev. Hyeon Soo Lim wanted to turn people's hearts and wallets toward North Korea, he often turned to a Bible verse. “Those who give to the poor will lack ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»

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