RAVELING (OUT) Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

raveling (out)

verb

variants or ravelling (out)

Definition of raveling (out)

present participle of ravel (out)

as in unraveling

to separate the various strands of since the sweater is too small, you could ravel the yarn out and make something else with it

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unraveling

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Metalpoint is delicate by comparison with ink, almost weblike; but in both cases, the drawings are unraveling clusters and skeins, with passages both tight and loose.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
In spite of Desiree's civil case unraveling in 2013, public suspicion continued to follow Terri.

— Eileen Murphy, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

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