ravel
verb (used with object)
to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
is raveling
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present progressiveof ravel (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I used to be so busy all the time last spring in London and never had half time enough, and now everything is raveling out instead of knitting up.
From Betty Leicester A Story For Girls by Jewett, Sarah Orne
But lately Sunday is raveling out at the end.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
