распу́тываться

rare #42599

1.
to come untangled, to get disentangled, to come undone
Верёвка ника́к не распу́тывалась.
The rope just would not come untangled.
Of threads, knots, ropes and the like.
2.
to be cleared up, to get sorted out, to become clear
Дело понемно́гу распу́тывается.
The case is gradually being cleared up.
Figurative: of a confused matter or case.
3.
(rare) to finally come to an end, to wind down at last
К ве́черу дело распу́тывалось и подходи́ло к концу́.
By evening the affair was untangling and coming to an end.
Of a long-drawn-out affair.
4.
to rid oneself, to free oneself, to extricate oneself
Он до́лго распу́тывался с э́тими долга́ми.
It took him a long time to get free of these debts.
Of ties, debts, obligations, or literal bonds.

Examples

Клубок ниток, запутывавшийся в руках, никак не хотел распутываться.
The ball of thread, getting tangled in her hands, just wouldn’t come undone.

Imperative
ты	распу́тывайся
вы	распу́тывайтесь

Active present	распу́тывающийся	unraveling, disentangling, coming undone
Active past	распу́тывавшийся	being untangled, being unraveled, untangling, unraveling
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	распу́тываясь	while doing (present)
Gerund past	распутывавшись	while doing (past)