raveling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
    ravelling.
  2. verb disentangle
    ravel out; unravel; ravel.
    • can you unravel the mystery?
  3. verb tangle or complicate
    tangle; ravel; knot.
    • a ravelled story

WordNet

Rav"el*ing noun
Etymology
Also ravelling.
Definitions
  1. The act of untwisting, or of disentangling.
  2. That which is raveled out; esp., a thread detached from a texture.

Webster 1913