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rav⋅el
[rav-uh
l] 
verb, -eled, -el⋅ing or (especially British) -elled, -el⋅ling, noun –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.). |
| 2. | to tangle or entangle. |
| 3. | to involve; confuse; perplex. |
| 4. | to make clear; unravel (often fol. by out). |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to become disjoined thread by thread or fiber by fiber; fray. |
| 6. | to become tangled. |
| 7. | to become confused or perplexed. |
| 8. | (of a road surface) to lose aggregate. |
–noun
| 9. | a tangle or complication. |
Origin:
1575–85; < D rafelen
1575–85; < D rafelen
Related forms:
rav⋅el⋅er; especially British, rav⋅el⋅ler, noun
rav⋅el⋅ly, adjective
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Link To Ravelling
| rav·el (rāv'əl) v. rav·eled also rav·elled, rav·el·ing also rav·el·ling, rav·els also rav·els v. tr.
[Obsolete Dutch ravelen, from ravel, loose thread.] rav'el·er, rav'el·ler n. |
| rav·el·ing also rav·el·ling (rāv'ə-lĭng) n. A thread or fiber that has become separated from a woven material. |
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| Main Entry: | ravelling |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | See raveling |
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