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[ˈravl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- untangle or unravel something
(e.g: Davy had finished ravelling out his herring net)
- unravel; fray
(e.g: a shirt with a ravelled collar)
- confuse or complicate (a question or situation)
(e.g: I'd prefer you to keep your nose out of my business and not ravel things further)
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘entangle, confuse’): probably from Dutch ravelen ‘fray out, tangle’
[ˈravl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a tangle, cluster, or knot
(e.g: a ravel of knitting)
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘entangle, confuse’): probably from Dutch ravelen ‘fray out, tangle’
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