raveling
noun
something raveled out, as a thread drawn or separated from a knitted or woven fabric.
ravelling
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a variation of
raveling.
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present participleof ravel.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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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She would pick every shred, ravelling, or speck from one's clothing.
From The Speech of Monkeys by Richard Lynch Garner
Daily had some loop fallen, which might have gone ravelling far enough; but daily was he there to pick it up again, and keep the web unrent and solidly progressive.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 05 by Thomas Carlyle
"Alack, I am worn to a ravelling," said the Tailor of Gloucester, "but I have my twist!"
From The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter
Davy had finished ravelling out his herring net and had wound the twine into a ball.
From Anne of Avonlea by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
Often Betty would go to bed and stay awake, watching Victoria at the table, her fingers ravelling her hair, reading with an intentness that frightened her.
From A Bed of Roses by Walter Lionel George
