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rav·el  audio  (rvl) KEY 

VERB:
rav·eled, also rav·elled rav·el·ing, rav·el·ling rav·els, rav·els
VERB:
tr.
  1. To separate the fibers or threads of (cloth, for example); unravel.
  2. To clarify by separating the aspects of.
  3. To tangle or complicate.
VERB:
intr.
  1. To become separated into its component threads; unravel or fray.
  2. To become tangled or confused.
NOUN:
  1. A raveling.
  2. A broken or discarded thread.
  3. A tangle.
ETYMOLOGY:
Obsolete Dutch ravelen, from ravel, loose thread

OTHER FORMS:
ravel·er or ravel·ler(Noun)


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