ravel

verb

/ˈrævl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they ravel	/ˈrævl/ /ˈrævl/
he / she / it ravels	/ˈrævlz/ /ˈrævlz/
past simple ravelled	/ˈrævld/ /ˈrævld/
past participle ravelled	/ˈrævld/ /ˈrævld/
(US English) past simple raveled	/ˈrævld/ /ˈrævld/
(US English) past participle raveled	/ˈrævld/ /ˈrævld/
-ing form ravelling	/ˈrævlɪŋ/ /ˈrævlɪŋ/
(US English) -ing form raveling	/ˈrævlɪŋ/ /ˈrævlɪŋ/

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ravel something to make a situation or problem more complicated使更复杂；使更纷乱
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘entangle, confuse’): probably from Dutch ravelen ‘fray out, tangle’.