en|tan´gling|ly

en|tan´gling|ly
en|tan|gle «ehn TANG guhl», transitive verb, -gled, -gling.
1. to get twisted up and caught; tangle: »

Threads are easily entangled. He entangled his feet in the coil of rope and fell down.

SYNONYM(S): snarl, knot, mat.
2. Figurative. to get into difficulty; involve: »

entangling alliances. Do not entangle my brother in your schemes.

SYNONYM(S): implicate, ensnare.
3. to make tangled: »

The kitten entangled the ball of yarn.

4. Figurative. to perplex; confuse: »

My mind is entangled by this mass of data.

SYNONYM(S): bewilder, embarrass.
en|tan´gling|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • dis|en|tan|gle — «DIHS ehn TANG guhl», verb, gled, gling. –v.t. to free (anything) from tangles or complications; untangle: »to disentangle rope, Figurative. to disentangle fact from fancy. The police tried to disentangle the confused victim s story. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • un|tan|gle — «uhn TANG guhl», transitive verb, gled, gling. 1. to take the tangles out of; disentangle. 2. Figurative. to straighten out or clear up (anything confused or perplexing) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • entangle — en•tan•gle [[t]ɛnˈtæŋ gəl[/t]] v. t. gled, gling 1) to make tangled; ensnarl; intertwine 2) to involve in or as if in a tangle: to be entangled in intrigue[/ex] 3) to involve in difficulties • Etymology: 1530–40 en•tan′gler, n. en•tan′gling•ly,… …   From formal English to slang

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