ravel

[US]/ˈrævl/
[UK]/ˈrævl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. make more complicated; make more disorderly
n. entanglement; intricacy

Phrases & Collocations

ravel yarn

ravel fabric

ravel relationship

ravel out

Example Sentences

a lovely yellow ravel of sunflowers.

ravel (out) a rope's end

The difficulty will soon ravel out.

The floor was littered with ravel(l)ings.

T raveler: Thank you for your explanation.

Ravel comes from the obsolete Dutch verb ravelen, “to tangle, fray out, unweave,” which comes in turn from the noun ravel, “a loose thread.

the original first manuscript for Ravel's Bolero goes on the block today.

The fetial policy, credit standing, experience and the fetial philosophy of China are the assets to ravel out the common proplems of the world.

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