tan·gle 1 (t ng g l)v. tan·gled, tan·gling, tan·gles v.tr. 1. To mix together or intertwine in a confused mass; snarl. 2. To involve in hampering or awkward complications; entangle. 3. To catch and hold in or as if in a net; entrap. See Synonyms at catch. v.intr. 1. To be or become entangled. 2. Informal To enter into argument, dispute, or conflict: tangled with the law. n. 1. A confused, intertwined mass. 2. A jumbled or confused state or condition. 3. A state of bewilderment. 4. Informal An argument or altercation. [Middle English tangilen, to involve in an embarrassing situation, variant of tagilen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialectal taggla, to entangle.] tan gly adj. |
| tan·gle 2 (tnggl) n. A large seaweed of the genus Laminaria. [Of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse thöngull, seaweed.] |
Translations
tangly
adj (+er) (= confused) → verwickelt, verworren
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