tangled; tangling
ˈtaŋ-g(ə-)liŋ 
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
: a large seaweed
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Examples of tangle in a Sentence
Verb
This fishing line tangles easily.
was at last tangled in the web of lies that he had told to everyone
Noun (2)
my mind's been in a tangle ever since I learned some disturbing information about an online acquaintance
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Parker Hall, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
Police obtained the footage after finding a dark jacket with long, brown hair tangled in its buttons.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
Prior to the opening of the trail, the site of the northern headquarters of the 40,000-acre cattle ranch operation was little more than a few acres of nameless bullet-riddled stuff wrapped in a tangle of barbed wire.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
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Verb
These are our favorite buds that will never, ever get tangled.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
Police obtained the footage after finding a dark jacket with long, brown hair tangled in its buttons.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
Noun
The latest tangle between the parties occurred last night when Alex Soros—son of billionaire investor and entrepreneur George Soros—responded to an article about the popular vote count during the election.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
Prior to the opening of the trail, the site of the northern headquarters of the 40,000-acre cattle ranch operation was little more than a few acres of nameless bullet-riddled stuff wrapped in a tangle of barbed wire.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Tangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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tangle
2 of 2 noun1
: a tangled twisted mass (as of vines or hairs) confusedly woven together : snarl
2
: a complicated or confused state or condition
Medical Definition
tangle
noun
tan·gle
ˈtaŋ-gəl
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