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raveling definition

rav·el·ing or ravelling rav′·el·ling (rav′ə liŋ, rav′liŋ)

noun

  1. the act of something that ravels or is raveled
  2. anything raveled; esp., a thread raveled from knitted or woven material

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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