n.
Pronunciation: ' ma ŋ -g ə l
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: man · gled ; man · gling \ -g( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French mangler, mahangler, perhaps from mahaigner to maim ― more at MAYHEM
Date: 15th century
1 : to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing <people ⋯ mangled by sharks ― V. G. Heiser>
2 : to spoil, injure, or make incoherent especially through ineptitude <a story mangled beyond recognition>
synonyms see MAIM
– man · gler \ -g( ə -)l ə r \ noun