tangled

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/

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• Rhymes: -æŋɡəld

Adjective

tangled (comparative more tangled, superlative most tangled)

1. Mixed up, interlaced.

   tangled knot

   • 1789, William Blake, “A Dream”, in Songs of Innocence:

     Troubled, 'wilder'd, and forlorn, / Dark, benighted, travel-worn, / Over many a tangled spray, / All heart-broke I heard her say

   • 1919, Henry Head, “Paris. April, 1916”, in Destroyers and Other Verses:

     That like a mighty river onward streams / In multitudinous channels ruthlessly, / Past tangled isles and barriers of sand

2. (by extension) Intricate.

Derived terms

• tangled nest spider
• tangled web
• what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive
• what tangled webs we weave when first we practice to deceive

 

Verb

tangled

1. simple past and past participle of tangle