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RAVELLING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
Synonyms:
raveling; ravelling
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ravelling" is a kind of...):
fiber; fibre (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)
Holonyms ("ravelling" is a substance of...):
lint (fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers)
Derivation:
ravel (disentangle)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb ravel