Definition of "unravelling" []

• Present participle of unravel. (verb)
• The act of becoming unravelled (noun)

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• "If countries chose not to co-operate in unravelling the problems facing the world economy, we all faced disaster."
• "The first great strides in unravelling telomere function, and understanding how they are maintained, were taken in the early 80s, and it is this work that the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine rewards."
• "Decipherment of the Maya hieroglyphic system of writing represents perhaps the greatest breakthrough in unravelling the history of the ancient Maya."