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tangle

The correct spelling is tangle.

How to pronounce tangle

/ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/
noun

IPA: /ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/

Say it like: Tan-gle

The correct spelling is tangle. A tangled twisted mass. For example: "I tried to sort through this tangle and got nowhere."

Usage Examples

I tried to sort through this tangle and got nowhere.

Her hair was tangled from a day in the wind.

Don't tangle with someone three times your size.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A tangled twisted mass.
  2. 2.A complicated or confused state or condition.
  3. 3.An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
  4. 4.A region of the projection of a knot such that the knot crosses its perimeter exactly four times.
  5. 5.A form of art which consists of sections filled with repetitive patterns.

verb

  1. 1.To become mixed together or intertwined
  2. 2.To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight
  3. 3.To mix together or intertwine
  4. 4.To catch and hold; to ensnare.

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