📖 Definitions of "Tangling"
verb
- 1
To become mixed together or intertwined
"Her hair was tangled from a day in the wind."
- 2
To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight
"Don't tangle with someone three times your size."
- 3
To mix together or intertwine
- 4
To catch and hold; to ensnare.
noun
- 1
A tangled structure.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tangling"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| entangleverb | (transitive) To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated. |
| ravelverb | (transitive) To unwind (a reel of thread, a skein of yarn, etc.); to pull apart (cloth, a seam, etc.); to fray, to unpick, to unravel; also, to pull out (a string of yarn, a thread, etc.) from a piece of fabric, or a skein or reel. |
| snarlverb | (intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds. |
| embroilverb | To cause (someone) to be drawn into or involved in a difficult situation or state of contention. |
| sweepverb | (transitive) To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush. |
| sweep upverb | (ambitransitive) To clean by sweeping. |
| tousleverb | To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse; to muss. |
| complicationnoun | The state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; complexity. |
| drag inverb | (transitive) To get into a course of action by forceful means. |
| knotverb | A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops. |
| matverb | (transitive) To cover, protect or decorate with mats. |
| dishevelverb | (transitive) To disarrange or loosen (hair, clothing, etc.). |
| dragverb | (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty. |
| tanglementnoun | entanglement |
| tangled webnoun | A difficult or confusing situation with many complex components. |
| snagglenoun | A tangled, knotted, or intertwined mass. |
| interweavingnoun | The motion or position of things that interweave; an elaborate tangle. |
| entanglementnoun | The state or condition of being entangled; intricate and confused involution. |
| entanglingnoun | entanglement |
| intertwistingnoun | A twisting together. |
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