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ravel
1[rav-uhl]
verb (used with object)
to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
to tangle or entangle.
to involve; confuse; perplex.
to make clear; unravel (often followed byout ).
verb (used without object)
to become disjoined thread by thread or fiber by fiber; fray.
to become tangled.
to become confused or perplexed.
(of a road surface) to lose aggregate.
noun
a tangle or complication.
Ravel
2[ruh-vel,
noun
Maurice Joseph 1875ā1937, French composer.
ravel
1/ Ė°łĆ¦±¹É±ō /
verb
to tangle (threads, fibres, etc) or (of threads, fibres, etc) to become entangled
(often foll by out) to tease or draw out (the fibres of a fabric or garment) or (of a garment or fabric) to fray out in loose ends; unravel
to disentangle or resolve
to ravel out a complicated story
to break up (a road surface) in patches or (of a road surface) to begin to break up; fret; scab
archaicĢżto make or become confused or complicated
noun
a tangle or complication
Ravel
2/ °ł²¹±¹É±ō /
noun
Maurice ( Joseph ) (mÉris). 1875ā1937, French composer, noted for his use of unresolved dissonances and mastery of tone colour. His works include Gaspard de la Nuit (1908) and Le Tombeau de Couperin (1917) for piano, µž“Ē±ōĆ©°ł“Ē (1928) for orchestra, and the ballet Daphnis et ChloĆ© (1912)
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- raveler noun
- ravelly adjective
- Ė°ł²¹±¹±š±ō±ō±š°ł noun
- Ė°ł²¹±¹±š±ō±ō²ā adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of ravel1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of ravel1
Example Sentences
āHence, ravel; a tool that does the fiddly nesting together of details and summary tags for you.ā
So somehow, Grace, Sacha and Robert end up accompanying Art and Charlotte to Norfolk, and all of their stories unravel and ravel at once.
Her hair was black yarn that had been knit and raveled, so that it was curly.
But now, even though the cold already bit in the mornings, she wore only her one earth-colored dress with the raveled hem.
And Iād like there to be, within those three attempts, a story that ravels and unravels and is a piece of Nadiaās heart, something vital to her.
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