tangling

/T AE1 NG G L IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To become mixed together or intertwined

    โ€œHer hair was tangled from a day in the wind.โ€

  2. 2

    To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight

    โ€œDon't tangle with someone three times your size.โ€

  3. 3

    To mix together or intertwine

  4. 4

    To catch and hold; to ensnare.

noun
  1. 1

    A tangled structure.

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