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tangle

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verb

tan·​gle ˈtaŋ-gəl How to pronounce tangle (audio)
tangled; tangling ˈtaŋ-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce tangle (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to unite or knit together in intricate confusion
2
: to involve so as to hamper, obstruct, or embarrass
3
: to seize and hold in or as if in a snare : entrap

intransitive verb

1
: to become entangled
2
: to interact in a contentious or conflicting way

tangle

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noun (1)

1
: a matted, twisted mass : snarl
2
a
: a complicated or confused state or condition
b
: a state of perplexity or complete bewilderment
3
: a serious altercation : dispute
4

tangle

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noun (2)

: a large seaweed

Example Sentences

Verb This fishing line tangles easily. was at last tangled in the web of lies that he had told to everyone

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English tanglen, tagilen, probably short for entanglen, from Anglo-French entagler, entangler to prosecute (for), implicate

Noun (2)

of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse thǫngull tangle, thang seaweed

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

Noun (1)

1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1536, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tangle was in the 14th century

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