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ravel

The correct spelling is ravel.

How to pronounce ravel

/ˈɹævəl/
noun

IPA: /ˈɹævəl/

Say it like: Rav-el

The correct spelling is ravel. A snarl; a complication.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A snarl; a complication.
  2. 2.A ravelled thread.

verb

  1. 1.To tangle; entangle; entwine confusedly, become snarled; thus to involve; perplex; confuse.
  2. 2.To undo the intricacies of; to disentangle or clarify.
  3. 3.To pull apart (especially cloth or a seam); unravel.
  4. 4.To become entangled.
  5. 5.To become untwisted or unwoven.

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