Raveling
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noun.
A thread or fiber that has become separated from a woven material.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
An obsolete form
of ravelin.
noun.
A raveled thread or fiber; a thread drawn out from a woven, knitted, or twisted fabric: as, to use
ravelings
for basting.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act of untwisting or of disentangling.
noun.
That which is raveled out; esp., a thread detached from a texture.
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verb.
Present participle of
ravel
.
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noun.
a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
Word Usage
"The asphalt pavement, state officials say, is "raveling" - the top layer of the asphalt is coming up."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
fiber
fibre
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
traveling
travelling
unraveling