detangle

verb

de·​tan·​gle (ˌ)dē-ˈtaŋ-gəl 

detangled; detangling; detangles

transitive verb

: to remove tangles from

Always detangle wet hair gently with a wide-toothed comb.

—Elle

Detangle and lay out all your light strings. Check for frayed wires and broken bulbs and repair or replace as needed.

—Samantha Mazzotta

detangler noun

plural detanglers

Cream rinses are not designed to adhere to the hair for any length of time but are just there to assist with the combing out (detanglers, in effect).

—Allison Leopold

Examples of detangle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Our tester said the formula defined and isolated her curls, cut back on frizz, and smoothly detangled her strands before heat styling. —Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 May 2025

The buttery texture smooths easily through strands, softening and detangling without weighing hair down. —Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 30 Apr. 2025

Palmer’s hair was pre-washed using the Curl Stretch Shampoo and Conditioner, then Redway followed up by showing us different methods for applying the Curl Stretch Multi-Tasking Volume Cream to the hair—from finger combing to using a detangling brush—then allowed the hair to air dry. —Kayla Greaves, Essence, 1 Apr. 2025

Made of 100% ultra-fine nylon fibers, it was crafted to gently detangle strands while stimulating the blood vessels beneath the scalp. —Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for detangle

• angle
• bangle
• dangle
• jangle
• mangle
• strangle
• tangle
• wrangle
• disentangle
• entangle
• quadrangle
• triangle