ravel

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/ˈɹævəl/ English

Definitions

noun

A snarl; a complication.
A ravelled thread.

verb

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

Related words

Synonyms

tangle run unravel knot ladder ravel out complicate unwind debussy moussorgsky mussorgsky riffle rool ride rive riff

Associated

pavane ibert poulenc falla satie valse daphnis bartok gershwin orchestrate brahms

Rhymes

compel propel impel quell citadel swell tell dwell shell cell

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