tangle
🇺🇸
/ˈtæŋɡl/
🇬🇧
/ˈtæŋɡl/
noun
R
A messy knot of threads, hair, or strings that are hard to pull apart.
After playing outside, her hair was a big tangle.
R
A confused or messy situation.
His plans were in a tangle after the sudden change.
R
A fight or argument.
They got into a tangle over who should pay.
verb
R
To twist or mix things into a messy knot.
The cords tangle easily if you don't wrap them neatly.
translation
A messy knot of threads, hair, or strings that are hard to pull apart.; A confused or messy situation.; A fight or argument.
To twist or mix things into a messy knot.
Word Forms
3rd Present
tangles
Progressive
tangling
Past
tangled
Plural
tangles
Perfect
tangled