n.
Pronunciation: ' ta ŋ -g ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: tan · gled ; tan · gling \ -g( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English tanglen, tagilen, probably short for entanglen, from Anglo-French entagler, entangler to prosecute (for), implicate
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to involve so as to hamper, obstruct, or embarrass
2 : to seize and hold in or as if in a snare : ENTRAP
3 : to unite or knit together in intricate confusion
intransitive verb
1 : to interact in a contentious or conflicting way
2 : to become entangled