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ravel

Pronunciation: /ˈrav(ə)l/

Definition of ravel

verb (ravels, ravelling, ravelled; US ravels, raveling, raveled)

  • 1 [with object] (ravel something out) untangle something:Davy had finished ravelling out his herring net
  • 2 [no object] unravel; fray: (as adjective ravelled)a shirt with a ravelled collar
  • 3 [with object] confuse or complicate (a question or situation): I’d prefer you to keep your nose out of my business and not ravel things further

noun

  • a tangle, cluster, or knot:a ravel of knitting

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'entangle, confuse'): probably from Dutch ravelen 'fray out, tangle'

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