ˈspraŋgəl, -aiŋ- verb
( sprangled ; sprangled ; sprangling -g(ə)liŋ ; sprangles )
Etymology: Middle English spranglen
intransitive verb
: to spread out in different directions : branch out : ramify , straggle
streams sprangle over the countryside
transitive verb
1. : to cause to sprangle : diffuse
2. : to rough up the feathers of (an arrow) as by injury or carelessness