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raveling

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rav·el·ing also rav·el·ling  (rv-lng)
n.
A thread or fiber that has become separated from a woven material.
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Noun1.raveling - a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabricraveling - a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
lint - fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers


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Even now, happily employed by Nike, CBS and Fox, and utterly sickened by some of the maneuvering within his former athletic department, Raveling can't help but feel the tug of USC versus UCLA.
George Raveling, who recruited Murray, resigned just prior to his freshman season.
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