ravel
verb (used with object)
to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
raveled
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past participleof ravel.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof ravel.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ravelverb (used with object)to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
Example Sentences
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Let’s knit up the raveled sleave of care together today, shall we?
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2016
There are those Korean dishes that challenge you to combat and those that knit up the raveled sleeve of care.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2014
And four hours still doesn’t cover the whole tale, which spans 25 years and was really a skein of short stories raveled around the title character, Olive.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2014
Todd's life is a walk through the 20th century, and Boyd makes a lavish, if somewhat raveled, tour leader.
From Time Magazine Archive
But now, even though the cold already bit in the mornings, she wore only her one earth-colored dress with the raveled hem.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
