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ravel
1[ rav-uhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
- to tangle or entangle.
- to involve; confuse; perplex.
- to make clear; unravel (often followed by out ).
verb (used without object)
- to become disjoined thread by thread or fiber by fiber; fray.
- to become tangled.
- to become confused or perplexed.
- (of a road surface) to lose aggregate.
noun
- a tangle or complication.
Ravel
2[ ruh-vel; French ra-vel ]
noun
- Mau·rice Jo·seph [moh-, rees, zhaw-, zef], 1875–1937, French composer.
ravel
1/ ˈrævəl /
verb
- to tangle (threads, fibres, etc) or (of threads, fibres, etc) to become entangled
- often foll by out to tease or draw out (the fibres of a fabric or garment) or (of a garment or fabric) to fray out in loose ends; unravel
- trusually foll byout to disentangle or resolve
to ravel out a complicated story
- to break up (a road surface) in patches or (of a road surface) to begin to break up; fret; scab
- archaic.to make or become confused or complicated
noun
- a tangle or complication
Ravel
2/ ravɛl /
noun
- RavelMaurice (Joseph)18751937MFrenchMUSIC: composer Maurice ( Joseph ) (mɔris). 1875–1937, French composer, noted for his use of unresolved dissonances and mastery of tone colour. His works include Gaspard de la Nuit (1908) and Le Tombeau de Couperin (1917) for piano, Boléro (1928) for orchestra, and the ballet Daphnis et Chloé (1912)
Derived Forms
- ˈraveller, noun
- ˈravelly, adjective
Other Words From
- ravel·er especially British, ravel·ler noun
- ravel·ly adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of ravel1
Word History and Origins
Origin of ravel1
Example Sentences
Ravel and Schons also told VOSD that the formal agreement between Hughes and the city’s landlord seems to bolster the conflict-of-interest allegations.
Ravel said Hughes’ agreement to help cover costs should the deal go south were particularly troubling.
“I just don’t think you can say that there’s a clear legal standard here,” Ravel said.
So I started off with two influences: Ravel, directly, and also Bill Evans.
I associate Ravel with your music from the beginning of your career.
It was obvious to me that Bill Evans was influenced by Ravel, too.
At most, the piece underlines a common notion of Ravel as predicting later, more strenuously modern music.
What you hear could be Ravel reworking his own thoughts on music, if he'd lived into the 1960s.
Andrew Harben began to wonder where it would end and what he would do when he had no more pants to ravel.
No, that's true; for you shall have one woman knit more in an hour, than any man can ravel again in seven-and-twenty years.
Mark all notches with basting thread, tailor's chalk, or notch the goods if it does not ravel.
The marking thread should be through every stitch so that they cannot ravel.
They ravel more, still less resolved: they become more confused, and ever less disentangled.
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