how to pronounce unravel

/ənˈɹævəl/

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unravel is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of unravel in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and we're gonna unravel the secret of …”

meanings of unravel

verb:

(of threads, etc.) To become separated; (of something woven, knitted, etc.) to come apart.
To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse. to unravel the global compromise achieved in the Constitutional Treaty.
To clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve.
To separate the threads (of); disentangle.
To become undone; to collapse.

unravel frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word unravel occurs in english on average 2.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics unravel can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that unravel can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;