raveling

/'rævliɳ/

Thân thiện

A loose thread is raveling from the hem of her sweater.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A loose thread or fiber that has become separated from a woven fabric: "raveling" refers to a small, often tangled strand that has come undone from the edge or surface of a piece of cloth or rope.

Usage

• "Raveling" is used to describe the physical result of a fabric or cord beginning to fray or unravel. It is typically used in the plural form ("ravelings") when referring to multiple threads.
• It describes a specific, tangible object (a bit of fiber) rather than the action of unraveling.

Examples

• Noun:
  • She carefully trimmed the ravelings from the hem of her old jeans.
  • A single raveling from the rope was caught on the branch.

Advanced Usage

• "To pick at the ravelings": to fiddle with or pull on the loose threads of fabric.
  • He nervously picked at the ravelings on his sweater cuff.

Variants and Related Words

• Ravel (verb): to become or cause to become tangled or unwoven.
  • The old tapestry began to ravel at the edges.
• Unravel (verb): to separate or undo the threads of; often used both literally and figuratively.
  • She tried to unravel the knot of yarn.

Synonyms

• Frayed thread: a thread that has become worn and loose.
• Loose end: an unattached or undone part of a cord or fabric.

Related Phrases

• Coming apart at the seams: an idiom meaning to be in a state of failure or collapse, often suggested by literal fraying or raveling.
  • The old alliance was coming apart at the seams.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric

Từ đồng nghĩa

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