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ENTANGLING
Verb
entangling
present participle of entangle
Noun
entangling (plural entanglings)
entanglement
Source: Wiktionary
ENTANGLE
En*tan"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Entangling.]
1. To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair.
2. To involve in such complications as to render extrication a bewildering difficulty; hence, metaphorically, to insnare; to perplex; to bewilder; to puzzle; as, to entangle the feet in a net, or in briers. "Entangling alliances." Washington. The difficulties that perplex men's thoughts and entangle their understandings. Locke. Allowing her to entangle herself with a person whose future was so uncertain. Froude.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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