<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li><p>(used with object)</p><ul><li>Raveled, Raveling or (especially British) Ravelled, Raveling.</li><li>To disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).</li><li>To tangle or entangle.</li><li>To involve; confuse; perplex.</li><li>To make clear; unravel (often followed by out).</li></ul></li><li><p>(used without object)</p><ul><li>Raveled, Raveling or (especially British) Ravelled, Raveling.</li><li>To become disjoined thread by thread or fiber by fiber; fray.</li><li>To become tangled.</li><li>To become confused or perplexed.</li><li>(of a road surface) To lose aggregate.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A tangle or complication.</li></ul>