tangling

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tangling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tangle \Tan"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tangled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Tangling.] [A frequentative fr. tang seaweed; hence, to
     twist like seaweed. See Tang seaweed, and cf. Tangle, n.]
     1. To unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or
        interlock, as threads, so as to make it difficult to
        unravel the knot; to entangle; to ravel.
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     2. To involve; to insnare; to entrap; as, to be tangled in
        lies. "Tangled in amorous nets." --Milton.
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              When my simple weakness strays,
              Tangled in forbidden ways.            --Crashaw.
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