unravelling


un·rav·el

U0105700 (ŭn-răv′əl)v. un·rav·eled, un·rav·el·ing, un·rav·els or un·rav·elled or un·rav·el·ling v.tr.1. a. To undo or ravel the entangled, knitted, or woven threads of: unraveled the sweater.b. To undo or separate (entangled, knitted, or woven threads).2. To clarify the elements of (something mysterious or baffling); solve: The detective unraveled the mystery.3. To cause to fail or become ruined or unfulfilled: Their plans to open a restaurant became unraveled.v.intr.1. To become unraveled: The seam unraveled.2. To fail or become ruined or unfulfilled: His life unraveled after the stock market crash.

unravelling

(ʌnˈrævəlɪŋ) nthe act of unravelling or coming apart