ravel
to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
to tangle or entangle.
to involve; confuse; perplex.
to make clear; unravel (often followed by out).
to become disjoined thread by thread or fiber by fiber; fray.
to become tangled.
to become confused or perplexed.
(of a road surface) to lose aggregate.
a tangle or complication.
Origin of ravel
1Other words from ravel
- rav·el·er; especially British, rav·el·ler, noun
- rav·el·ly, adjective
Words Nearby ravel
Other definitions for Ravel (2 of 2)
Mau·rice Jo·seph [moh-reeszhaw-zef], /moʊˈris ʒɔˈzɛf/, 1875–1937, French composer.
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How to use ravel in a sentence
ravel and Schons also told VOSD that the formal agreement between Hughes and the city’s landlord seems to bolster the conflict-of-interest allegations.
What We Learned This Year: 101 Ash May Have Been a Crime and the City Kind of Hopes It Was | Lisa Halverstadt | December 23, 2021 | Voice of San Diegoravel said Hughes’ agreement to help cover costs should the deal go south were particularly troubling.
Broker In Two City Real Estate Deals Had Undisclosed Contracts With City Landlord | Lisa Halverstadt | September 15, 2021 | Voice of San Diego“I just don’t think you can say that there’s a clear legal standard here,” ravel said.
Civic Center Plaza Lenders Argue What They Didn’t Know Can’t Hurt Them | Lisa Halverstadt | August 19, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoSo I started off with two influences: ravel, directly, and also Bill Evans.
I associate ravel with your music from the beginning of your career.
It was obvious to me that Bill Evans was influenced by ravel, too.
At most, the piece underlines a common notion of ravel as predicting later, more strenuously modern music.
What you hear could be ravel reworking his own thoughts on music, if he'd lived into the 1960s.
Andrew Harben began to wonder where it would end and what he would do when he had no more pants to ravel.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellNo, that's true; for you shall have one woman knit more in an hour, than any man can ravel again in seven-and-twenty years.
Mark all notches with basting thread, tailor's chalk, or notch the goods if it does not ravel.
Textiles and Clothing | Kate Heintz WatsonThe marking thread should be through every stitch so that they cannot ravel.
Needlework Economies | VariousThey ravel more, still less resolved: they become more confused, and ever less disentangled.
British Dictionary definitions for ravel (1 of 2)
/ (ˈrævəl) /
to tangle (threads, fibres, etc) or (of threads, fibres, etc) to become entangled
(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
(tr usually foll by out) to disentangle or resolve: to ravel out a complicated story
to break up (a road surface) in patches or (of a road surface) to begin to break up; fret; scab
archaic to make or become confused or complicated
a tangle or complication
Origin of ravel
1Derived forms of ravel
- raveller, noun
- ravelly, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Ravel (2 of 2)
/ (French ravɛl) /
Maurice (Joseph) (mɔris). 1875–1937, French composer, noted for his use of unresolved dissonances and mastery of tone colour. His works include Gaspard de la Nuit (1908) and Le Tombeau de Couperin (1917) for piano, Boléro (1928) for orchestra, and the ballet Daphnis et Chloé (1912)
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