Ravel Definition

răvəl
raveled, raveling, ravelled, ravelling, ravels
verb
raveled, raveling, ravelled, ravelling, ravels
To separate the parts, esp. threads, of; untwist; unweave; unravel.
Webster's New World
To make complicated or tangled.
Parts of his argument were all raveled up.
Webster's New World
To clarify by separating the aspects of.
American Heritage
To become separated into its parts, esp. threads; become unwoven; fray (out)
Webster's New World
To make clear; disentangle.
Webster's New World
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noun
A raveled part in a fabric; raveling.
Webster's New World
A raveling.
American Heritage
A tangled mass or complication.
Webster's New World
A broken or discarded thread.
American Heritage
A tangle.
American Heritage
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Origin of Ravel

  • From Dutch ravelen (“to tangle, fray out, unweave"), from Dutch rafel (“frayed thread")

    From Wiktionary

  • Obsolete Dutch ravelen from ravel loose thread

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Ravel Sentence Examples

  • Knit 6 rows WY, 1 row of ravel cord or crochet thread, then start using your main yarn.

  • In the last nine months I have had to ravel 9,750 miles to see my children regularly.

  • The disk ends with Hope 's touching solo rendition of Ravel 's Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead.

  • Unfortunately, in the spring of 2007, Ravel shoes was absorbed by Clarks, another United Kingdom-based shoe manufacturer, and the Ravel brand is no longer bringing us the trendiest footwear on the market.

  • Many of Ravel's fans were sad to hear that the footwear manufacturer was closing its doors in 2007.

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Words Starting With

RRARAV

Words Ending With

LELVEL

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