entangle
verb (used with object)
to make tangled; ensnarl; intertwine.
was entangling
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past progressiveof entangle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A main cause was entangling alliances among failing empires which had provided stability for many long years but were no longer able to keep the peace.
From Fox News ● Nov. 12, 2018
I felt that I was entangling myself in a web of my own weaving.
From That Affair at Elizabeth by Burton Egbert Stevenson
"The web of our own fuzzy thinking was entangling us more and more when I was privileged to be present during the only true flash of genius I've ever witnessed."
From The Moralist by Jack Taylor
He knew very well that he was entangling her in helpless humiliation: it was another way of smiling at her ironically, and taking the air of a supercilious mentor.
From Daniel Deronda by George Eliot
It was clear to him that that fellow was entangling her in some monstrous way—part and parcel no doubt of this militant propaganda—and calculating on developments.
From Delia Blanchflower by Mrs. Humphry Ward
