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noun | verb tangletangle1 /ˈtæŋgəl/ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYtangle1Origin: 1300-1400 Probably from a Scandinavian language 1 a twisted mass of something such as hair or thread SYN snarl: It takes forever to comb the tangles out of my hair.tangle of a tangle of electrical cords2a confused situation: tangle of a tangle of immigration laws a confused tangle of emotions3an argument or fight: tangle with I did not want to get in a tangle with the press. noun | verb tangletangle2 verb VERB TABLEtangle |
Present | I, you, we, they | tangle | | he, she, it | tangles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | tangled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have tangled | | he, she, it | has tangled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had tangled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tangle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have tangled |
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Present | I | am tangling | | he, she, it | is tangling | | you, we, they | are tangling | Past | I, he, she, it | was tangling | | you, we, they | were tangling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been tangling | | he, she, it | has been tangling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been tangling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be tangling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been tangling |
1[intransitive] to fight or argue with someone: tangle with He’s the last person you want to tangle with.2[intransitive, transitive] (also tangle up) to become twisted together or make something become twisted together in a messy way SYN snarl: My hair tangles easily. |