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- Dictionaryravel/ˈravl/
verb
- 1. untangle or unravel something: "Davy had finished ravelling out his herring net"
- 2. unravel; fray: "a shirt with a ravelled collar"
noun
- 1. a tangle, cluster, or knot: "a ravel of knitting"
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RAVEL definition: 1. to separate a knot, mass of threads, etc. into a single thread or threads: 2. to become or to…. Learn more.
The meaning of RAVEL is to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray. How to use ravel in a sentence.
Ravel is a contronym, a word that has two meanings that are the opposite of each other. Confusingly, ravel can mean both "tangle" and "untangle." It's perfectly understandable to tangle up the meanings of ravel! If you work to ravel yarn into a neat ball, your cat may come along and try to ravel it again. How can a word mean both one thing and ...
Ravel definition: to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).. See examples of RAVEL used in a sentence.
If something such as a rope or wire ravels, or if you ravel it, it becomes tangled or twisted together. I felt her hand in my hair, fingers toying with the locks at my neck, raveling them up, tugging.
Definition of ravel verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to tangle (threads, fibres, etc) or (of threads, fibres, etc) to become entangled. 2. ( 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. 3. (usually foll by: out) to disentangle or resolve: to ravel out a complicated story.
