tangle
verb (used with object)
to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl.
tangles
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present tense formof tangle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Unnecessary tangles with defenders are so often a hallmark of Delap's do-or-die approach, even when playing his best football.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Researchers evaluated three major features associated with Alzheimer's disease: amyloid-beta plaques, tau tangles, and neuritic plaques, which are amyloid plaques surrounded by damaged nerve cells.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
But consent decrees are legally and politically complicated, and the treatment of migrant children further tangles the situation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Drugmakers are also developing medications that target tau tangles in the brain so patients may have more options in the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
On the other side tangles of flowering currant, lilac, wild rose, and rhododendron closed them in.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
