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tangle

4 entries found.

Main Entry:
1tan·gle 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1tangle
Pronunciation:
\ˈtaŋ-gəl\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
tan·gled; tan·gling 
          Listen to the pronunciation of tangling \-g(ə-)liŋ\
Etymology:
Middle English tanglen, tagilen, probably short for entanglen, from Anglo-French entagler, entangler to prosecute (for), implicate
Date:
14th century
transitive verb 1 : to involve so as to hamper, obstruct, or embarrass 2 : to seize and hold in or as if in a snare : entrap 3 : to unite or knit together in intricate confusion intransitive verb 1 : to interact in a contentious or conflicting way 2 : to become entangled


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