entangle
verb (used with object)
to make tangled; ensnarl; intertwine.
are entangling
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present progressiveof entangle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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By taking his fight to the court of public opinion, Mr. Neschling, who has not been charged with any crimes, is questioning whether Brazil’s anticorruption crusades are entangling innocent people along with the truly guilty.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2016
We have spread our net, and its meshes are entangling him, even there in Prussia, where he thinks himself quite safe and secure.
From The Youth of the Great Elector by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
