raveled or ravelled; raveling or ravelling
ˈrav-liŋ
ˈra-və-
1
: to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
3
obsolete
: to become entangled or confused
1
a
: to separate or undo the texture of : unravel
b
: to undo the intricacies of : disentangle
: an act or result of raveling: such as
a
: something tangled
b
: something raveled out
specifically
: a loose thread
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