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spangle1 verbspangle2 noun spanglespan‧gle1 /ˈspæŋɡəl/ verb [transitive]  VERB TABLEspangle |
Present | I, you, we, they | spangle | | he, she, it | spangles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | spangled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have spangled | | he, she, it | has spangled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had spangled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will spangle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have spangled |
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Present | I | am spangling | | he, she, it | is spangling | | you, we, they | are spangling | Past | I, he, she, it | was spangling | | you, we, they | were spangling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been spangling | | he, she, it | has been spangling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been spangling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be spangling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been spangling |
- A cornucopia of rare minerals leapt before him, spangled by street light as it softened through leaf.
- A lovely white hand, spangled and professionally looked after, gripped Lois's arm for an intimate squeeze.
- The curtains at the tiny windows are spangled with yellow flowers.
- Upperparts spangled with grey or yellowish or black; no white on nape; underparts in breeding plumage largely black.
to cover something with shiny points of lightbe spangled with something The city skyline was spangled with lights.—spangled, spangly adjective: acrobats in spangled tightsspangle1 verbspangle2 noun spanglespangle2 noun [countable]  spangleOrigin: 1400-1500 spang ‘shiny decoration’ (15-17 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language - He scouts up the lame, the netting, the Lycra, the spangles and the ticking in Tijuana fabric outlets.
- Other spangles of colour combine to great effect in this beautiful fish.
- She seemed to be wearing Anna's evening dress, long and black and trailing on the floor, winking with spangles.
- Watching a youth in a blue tunic and spangles performing on the slack rope, he determined to attempt a similar feat.
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