MANGLE


Meaning of MANGLE in English

(~s, mangling, ~d)

1.

If a physical object is ~d, it is crushed or twisted very forcefully, so that it is difficult to see what its original shape was.

His body was crushed and ~d beyond recognition.

...the ~d wreckage.

VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, V-ed

2.

If you say that someone ~s words or information, you are criticizing them for not speaking or writing clearly or correctly.

They don’t know what they’re talking about and ~ scientific information.

VERB: V n disapproval

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