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PRONUNCIATION OF RAVELLING

ravelling  [ˈrævəlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAVELLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ravelling is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb ravelling in English.

WHAT DOES RAVELLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ravelling

Yarn

Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, and ropemaking. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine. Modern manufactured sewing threads may be finished with wax or other lubricants to withstand the stresses involved in sewing. Embroidery threads are yarns specifically designed for hand or machine embroidery.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RAVELLING

PRESENT

Present
I ravel
you ravel
he/she/it ravels
we ravel
you ravel
they ravel
Present continuous
I am ravelling
you are ravelling
he/she/it is ravelling
we are ravelling
you are ravelling
they are ravelling
Present perfect
I have ravelled
you have ravelled
he/she/it has ravelled
we have ravelled
you have ravelled
they have ravelled
Present perfect continuous
I have been ravelling
you have been ravelling
he/she/it has been ravelling
we have been ravelling
you have been ravelling
they have been ravelling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I ravelled
you ravelled
he/she/it ravelled
we ravelled
you ravelled
they ravelled
Past continuous
I was ravelling
you were ravelling
he/she/it was ravelling
we were ravelling
you were ravelling
they were ravelling
Past perfect
I had ravelled
you had ravelled
he/she/it had ravelled
we had ravelled
you had ravelled
they had ravelled
Past perfect continuous
I had been ravelling
you had been ravelling
he/she/it had been ravelling
we had been ravelling
you had been ravelling
they had been ravelling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will ravel
you will ravel
he/she/it will ravel
we will ravel
you will ravel
they will ravel
Future continuous
I will be ravelling
you will be ravelling
he/she/it will be ravelling
we will be ravelling
you will be ravelling
they will be ravelling
Future perfect
I will have ravelled
you will have ravelled
he/she/it will have ravelled
we will have ravelled
you will have ravelled
they will have ravelled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ravelling
you will have been ravelling
he/she/it will have been ravelling
we will have been ravelling
you will have been ravelling
they will have been ravelling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would ravelling
you would ravelling
he/she/it would ravelling
we would ravelling
you would ravelling
they would ravelling
Conditional continuous
I would be ravelling
you would be ravelling
he/she/it would be ravelling
we would be ravelling
you would be ravelling
they would be ravelling
Conditional perfect
I would have ravelling
you would have ravelling
he/she/it would have ravelling
we would have ravelling
you would have ravelling
they would have ravelling
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ravelling
you would have been ravelling
he/she/it would have been ravelling
we would have been ravelling
you would have been ravelling
they would have been ravelling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you ravel
we let´s ravel
you ravel
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to ravel
Past participle
ravelled
Present Participle
ravelling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAVELLING


bevelling
ˈbevəlɪŋ
counselling
ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ
cycling
ˈsaɪk əlɪŋ
devilling
ˈdevəlɪŋ
disabling
dɪˈseɪb əlɪŋ
enabling
ɪnˈeɪbəlɪŋ
hovelling
ˈhʌvəlɪŋ
juggling
ˈdʒʌɡəlɪŋ
labelling
ˈleɪbəlɪŋ
modeling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
modelling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
remodeling
ˌriːˈmɒdəlɪŋ
revelling
ˈrevəlɪŋ
signaling
ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ
signalling
ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ
silverling
ˈsɪlvəlɪŋ
snivelling
ˈsnɪvəlɪŋ
swivelling
ˈswɪvəlɪŋ
travelling
ˈtrævəlɪŋ
unravelling
ʌnˈrævəlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAVELLING

rave
rave notice
rave review
rave-up
ravel
raveler
ravelin
ravelled
raveller
ravelly
ravelment
raven
raven-haired
ravener
ravening
raveningly
ravenlike
Ravenna
ravenous
ravenously

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAVELLING

bestselling
billing
calling
chilling
compelling
controlling
direct selling
drilling
dwelling
falling
feeling
filling
hot-selling
installing
killing
rolling
scrolling
selling
spelling
telling
willing

Synonyms and antonyms of ravelling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ravelling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAVELLING

Find out the translation of ravelling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ravelling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ravelling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脱散
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enmarañando
570 millions of speakers

English

ravelling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ravelling
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ravelling
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ravelling
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ravelling
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ravelling
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

défiler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merosot
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Auftrennschutzbearbeitung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ravelling
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ravelling
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ravelling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ravelling
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ravelling
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्कश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ravelling
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfilacciatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ravelling
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ravelling
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ravelling
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκδορών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ravelling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ravelling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rakning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ravelling

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAVELLING»

The term «ravelling» is normally little used and occupies the 132.682 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAVELLING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ravelling» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ravelling» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ravelling

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAVELLING»

Discover the use of ravelling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ravelling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ravelling
Pilot James Airie was named, curiously, after his father's passion - he flew for an airline.
Peter Moore Smith, 2001
2
Civil Excavations and Tunnelling: A Practical Guide
Table 1.7 Ground classification for tunnelling4 Classification Behaviour Typical soil types Firm Ravelling Slow ravelling Fast ravelling Squeezing Running Cohesive running Flowing Swelling Heading (tunnel face) can advance without initial ...
Ratan Tatiya, 2005
3
Courses of Exercises for Young Children in Sorting, ...
This book will prove an interesting read for anyone with an interest in the history of education. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.
Clara Grant, 2011
4
Engineering Geology and Construction
2 Ravelling ground. In ravelling ground, blocks fall from the roof and sides of the tunnel some time after the ground has been exposed. Several factors may contribute to this delayed failure. The strength of the ground usually decreases with ...
Fred G. Bell, 2004
5
Building on Sinkholes: Design and Construction of ...
Design and Construction of Foundations in Karst Terrain George F. Sowers. 3.7 SOIL RAVELLING-EROSION DOME FORMATION AND COLLAPSE By far, the most widespread and serious limestone engineering problem, from the standpoint ...
George F. Sowers, 1996
6
PRO 28: 6th International RILEM Symposium on Performance ...
It is mainly determined by the moment that PA needs to be replaced due to an excessive degree of ravelling. Recently RHEI investigated the causes of premature failure (ravelling) in PA on two road sections. These investigations show that the ...
Manfred N. Partl, 2003
7
Research Lounge # 1
The Influence of the design method and mixture composition on the sensitivity to ravelling of Stone Mastic Asphalt mixtures (SMA) Researcher(s): Jan Stoop ( Artesis), Dieter Seghers (Artesis), Wim Van den bergh (Artesis), Stefan Vansteenkiste ...
Sigrid Pauwels
8
Surface and Underground Excavations, 2nd Edition: Methods, ...
Ravelling Chunks or flakes of material begin Residual soils or sand with small Slow Ravelling Fast Ravelling Squeezing Running Cohesive Running Flowing Swelling to drop out of the arch or walls sometimes after the ground has been ...
Ratan Raj Tatiya, 2013
9
Practical Guide to Grouting of Underground Structures
... N > 30 Firm or slowly ravelling Slowly ravelling Firm or slowly ravelling clay binder Loose, N < 10 Rapidly ravelling Flowing Rapidly ravelling Sand or sandy Dense, N > 30 Rapidly ravelling Firm or slowly ravelling Firm gravel with Loose, ...
Raymond W. Henn, 2000
10
Rock Slope Stability Analysis
The ravelling of the weathered surface material on a slope is a phenomenon which produces the fall of small individual pieces of the deteriorated rock and the accumulation of a debris material at the base of the slope. The stability conditions of ...
Gian Paolo Giani, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAVELLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ravelling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Book reviews: Dark Cupboards New Rooms, Immune Systems …
... Louvre there is a reckoning with Vermeer's lace-maker, "content in the humility of her craft, / she labours self-sufficient and alone / ravelling the art of devotion". «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Couple dies in road mishap
injuries when the car in which they were ravelling turned turtle at Mahesari Sandhwan village in this district, police said today. The incident took place last ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
3
Wheels on the ground: women's 'peace train' to The Hague
The women who have come to the WILPF conference in the Hague from Australia and Aotearoa- New Zealand, say that travelling with your feet on the ground, ... «Open Democracy, Apr 15»
4
Public Works: Detecting Potholes Before They Happen
Product testing found that the technology can process measurements of road ravelling in 0.65 seconds. The technology's creators think they can improve that ... «Torontoist, Mar 15»
5
Canadian basketball experts share knowledge at MAC
Former NCAA coach, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer and Nike's Director of International Basketball, George Ravelling, speaking beside the CIS ... «The Eyeopener, Mar 15»
6
John Calipari, Dikembe Mutombo among Basketball Hall of Fame …
Louis Dampier, Lindsay Gaze, Tom Heinsohn, John Isaacs and George Ravelling have been inducted while Spencer Haywood, Tim Hardaway, Dikembe ... «SB Nation, Feb 15»
7
Scanning technology detects early signs of potholes
The technology, which is being developed by a team led by research fellow Dr Senthan Mathavan, scans roads for ravelling, a situation where the loss of ... «The Engineer, Feb 15»
8
Potential potholes detected by smart scanner
It identifies signs of "ravelling" - damage to the asphalt that leads to cracks and potholes. Drivers claimed more than £3m compensation for pothole damage in ... «BBC News, Jan 15»
9
Family right at home
It is a far cry from what he is used to while ravelling on a train, a bus, or in the comfort of a family car at home in Wayland, Massachusetts. Nonetheless he ... «Nation News, Jan 15»
10
PDP condemns Budgam killings, urges PM Modi to take call on AFSPA
Two youth were killed and two others injured, who were ravelling in a car, when they were fired upon by army personnel in Chattergam area of Budgam district ... «Economic Times, Nov 14»

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