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Definition of ravel verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ravel

verb
 
/ˈrævl/
 
/ˈrævl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ravel
 
/ˈrævl/
 
/ˈrævl/
he / she / it ravels
 
/ˈrævlz/
 
/ˈrævlz/
past simple ravelled
 
/ˈrævld/
 
/ˈrævld/
past participle ravelled
 
/ˈrævld/
 
/ˈrævld/
(US English) past simple raveled
 
/ˈrævld/
 
/ˈrævld/
(US English) past participle raveled
 
/ˈrævld/
 
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-ing form ravelling
 
/ˈrævlɪŋ/
 
/ˈrævlɪŋ/
(US English) -ing form raveling
 
/ˈrævlɪŋ/
 
/ˈrævlɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. ravel something to make a situation or problem more complicated
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘entangle, confuse’): probably from Dutch ravelen ‘fray out, tangle’.
See ravel in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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