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Noun raveling has 1 sense
  1. raveling, ravelling - a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
    --1 is a kind of fiber, fibre
    --1 is a substance of lint
    Derived form: verb ravel1
,Verb ravel has 2 senses
  1. ravel, unravel, ravel out - disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"; "unravel the ball or yarn"
    --1 is one way to disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out
    Derived forms: noun ravel2, noun ravelling1, noun raveling1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. ravel, tangle, knot - tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"
    --2 is one way to intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
    Antonyms: unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick
    Derived form: noun ravel2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
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