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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Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
Swarms can wrap around fences, get tangled in vines or land high up in a tree, which recently happened with Dubow.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
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Verb
Previous leads Anthony and Kate (Simone Ashley) spend much of their return tangled in bedsheets, deep in the bliss of their honeymoon phase.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
Swarms can wrap around fences, get tangled in vines or land high up in a tree, which recently happened with Dubow.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
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“Tangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangle. Accessed 29 May. 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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