"unravelling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unravellings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} unravelling (plural unravellings)
  1. The act of becoming unravelled. Translations (the act of becoming unravelled (collapsing)): Zusammenbruch [masculine] (German), Kollaps [masculine] (German) Translations (the act of becoming unravelled (unfolding)): ontrafeling (Dutch), Enthüllung [feminine] (German), Offenlegung [feminine] (German), Entschlüsselung [feminine] (German), Enträtselung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-unravelling-en-noun-rv7m2BE2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unraveling [US]

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} unravelling
  1. (British spelling) present participle and gerund of unravel Tags: UK, form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: unravel
    Sense id: en-unravelling-en-verb-hj35tys7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unraveling [US]

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unravelling meaning in English (2.3kB)

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