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- [tang-guh l]
- /ˈtæŋ gəl/
- /ˈtæŋ.ɡl̩/
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- [tang-guh l]
- /ˈtæŋ gəl/
Definitions of tangle word
- verb with object tangle to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl. 1
- verb with object tangle to involve in something that hampers, obstructs, or overgrows: The bushes were tangled with vines. 1
- verb with object tangle to catch and hold in or as if in a net or snare. 1
- verb without object tangle to be or become tangled. 1
- verb without object tangle Informal. to come into conflict; fight or argue: I don't want to tangle with him over the new ruling. 1
- noun tangle any of several large seaweeds of the genus Laminaria. 1
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Origin of tangle
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English tangilen, tagilen to entangle < Scandinavian; compare Swedish (dial.) taggla to disarrange
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Parts of speech for Tangle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tangle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tangle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tangle
verb tangle
- altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
- boxed in — simple past tense and past participle of box in.
- buffalo — A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
- buffaloed — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- buffaloing — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
noun tangle
- ataxia — lack of muscular coordination
- backlash — A backlash against a tendency or recent development in society or politics, is a sudden, strong reaction against it.
- boscage — a mass of trees and shrubs; thicket
- chaparral — (in the southwestern US) a dense growth of shrubs and trees, esp evergreen oaks
- confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
Antonyms for tangle
verb tangle
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- bulk up — If someone or something bulks up or bulks out, they become bigger or heavier.
- call a spade a spade — to speak plainly and frankly
- deal with — When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
- debug — When someone debugs a computer program, they look for the faults in it and correct them so that it will run properly.
Top questions with tangle
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