raveling

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of unraveling or untangling a thread, yarn, or fabric.

  - "After hours of work, she finally managed to ravel the knotted yarn."
  - "The old sweater was in tatters, but with some patience, I was able to ravel it into a new ball of wool."

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Pronunciation

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Variants

List of all variants of raveling that leads to same result
raveling , ravelings , ravelling , ravellings , ravel , raveled , raveler , ravelers , ravelled , ravelment , ravelments , ravels

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Etymology

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From Old French 'raveller', meaning 'to unravel, untangle'.

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Trivia

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1. Raveling is an essential skill for anyone involved in textile crafts.

2. The term 'raveling' is also used in genetics to describe the process of unraveling the structure of DNA.

3. The word 'raveling' is sometimes used metaphorically in music to describe the process of analyzing and understanding the complexities of a musical composition.

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Related Concepts

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1. Unraveling: The process of undoing or reversing something that has been done or created.

2. Untangle: To free (something) from a complex or confusing situation or web.

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Culture

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Raveling has been used extensively in various crafts such as knitting, crocheting, and weaving. In literature, it is often used metaphorically to describe the process of unraveling a mystery or untangling a complicated situation.

How to Memorize "raveling"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a ball of tangled yarn. Visualize yourself slowly and carefully raveling it, untangling each knot until you have a neat and orderly ball of yarn.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'raveling' with the image of a skilled craftsperson working on a complicated knitting project, meticulously unraveling and untangling the yarn.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Raveling: R-eversing A-ctions V-ery L-ovingly E-ngaging'. This can help you remember that raveling is the process of reversing or undoing something.

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