Tangle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- His unusual behavior will tangle the normally straightforward investigation process.
- The politician's evasive answers began to tangle the story and confuse the public.
- Their conflicting accounts of the incident tangle the facts and make it difficult to discern the truth.
- The numerous plot twists started to tangle the narrative, leaving some viewers disoriented.
- As more information becomes available, the mystery only continues to tangle and become more intriguing.
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Meaning 2
Disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- A playful horse nuzzled its companion, only to tangle its flowing mane in the process.
- The kitten had a habit of tangle my nicely ironed dress whenever it saw the hem.
- Sleeping on a tumultuous plane ride had tangle her usually smooth hair.
- Spinning around to avoid an oncoming vehicle caused her clothes to tangle badly.
- Hastily undressing in the dark resulted in her tangle a mess of buttons and threads.
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Meaning 3
Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Her long hair began to tangle as she slept with it in a ponytail.
- A few loose threads started to tangle in the sewing machine.
- The wind caused the branches of the nearby trees to tangle together.
- In her haste, she tangle the headphones, and it was hard to untangle them.
- She had a habit of tangle the jump rope with the other nearby ropes.
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Meaning 4
Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- I got tangled into this conflict between my neighbors and had to intervene.
- The new policy tangles many employees into debt that they can't pay off.
- The story tangles the reader into a web of suspense and intrigue.
- Her business partner tangles her into an affair that ruins her reputation.
- The documentary tangles the viewers into a complex exploration of climate change.