ravel
verb (used with object)
to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
had raveled
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past perfectof ravel.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Ambassador Rahel, unable to cope with seesawing changes in her life, had raveled herself like a sausage into the dirty airport curtain, and wouldn’t unravel.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
The way he gnawed at his red mustache showed how misadventure had raveled his nerve.
From The Flying Legion by England, George Allan
