entangling
present participle ofentangle
entangle
verb[Tusually passive]
uk/ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/us/ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/tocausesomething tobecomecaughtin something such as anetorropes:
Thedolphinhadbecomeentangledin/withthefishingnets.
entangled in/withsomething/someone
involvedwith something or someone in a way that makes itdifficulttoescape:
He went to theshoptobuybread, and got entangledin/withacarnivalparade.
Themayorand thecitycouncilareanxioustoavoidgetting entangledinthecontroversy.
Sheseemsto beromanticallyentangledwithsomeartistin Rome.
Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bayidiom
- cage
- capture
- catch
- clutch
- collar
- entangle
- get/lay/putyourhands onsomeoneidiom
- grab
- grabber
- repo
- repo man
- repossess
- seize
- sequester
- sequestration
Examplesofentangling
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The substantial originality rule is designed to ensure a 'sufficiently gross difference' between the underlying work and the derivative work to avoid 'entangling' subsequent authors in 'copyright problems'.
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To be effective, the model must be general enough to allow for different views and positioning of the object and be able to differentiate the object from other,entangling, objects.
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He knew very well that he wasentanglingher in helpless humiliation: it was another way of smiling at her ironically, and taking the air of a supercilious mentor.
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It can be in nobody's interest to have red tapeentanglingthem.
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It excludes all idea ofentanglingbargains which would only break down in disputes and irritations.
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Often, a deeper craze grips them, so winning becomes a moreentanglingnet.
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For the political message is that we want to give the candidates for accession a warm welcome withoutentanglingthem in bureaucratic minutiae!
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Let us keep free from theseentanglingengagements as to the employment of our armed forces.
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The study should establish the true state of affairs and evaluate the actual impact of the use of these nets and otherentanglinggear on marine mammals.
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We have noentanglingmilitary alliance.
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We cannot avoidentanglingourselves in description and classification as we struggle to find a term for the curious beast that we are trying to get our minds around.
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I believe the only sound principle and practice, especially for a country geographically situated as we are, is to have friendship with all nations, andentanglingalliances with none.
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We are free from theseentanglingfeuds.
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It is to pass from gross,entanglingpleasures to an exalted happiness and peace, from a condition of servitude to one of self-mastery.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many of these groups concede that developing nations often opposeentanglingenvironmental concerns with free trade.
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