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ravel

to tangle

Related forms: ravel · 3 words in this dictionary

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3 words

To separate the threads of a woven or knitted material; to undo.

un+ravel+ed

Shared component: ravel · to tangle

(present participle or gerund) to separate the threads of something woven or tangled

un+ravel+ing

Shared component: ravel · to tangle

raveledExtended relation

To become or cause to become tangled or knotted.

Extended relation: ravel · to tangle