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mangle
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mæ?.??l/
- Rhymes: -æ???l
Etymology 1
From Middle English mangelen, from Anglo-Norman mangler, mahangler, frequentative of either Old French mangonner (“to cut to pieces”) or mahaigner (“to mutilate”), of Germanic origin, for which see mayhem.
Alternate etymology derives mangle from Middle English *mankelen, a frequentative form of manken (“to mutilate”), from Old English mancian, bemancian (“to maim”). More at mank.
Verb
mangle (third-person singular simple present mangles, present participle mangling, simple past and past participle mangled)
- (transitive) To change, mutilate or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging etc.
- c. 1703-20, Jonathan Swift, A Letter to a Very Young Lady on Her Marriage
- when they are disposed to mangle a play or a novel
- c. 1703-20, Jonathan Swift, A Letter to a Very Young Lady on Her Marriage
- (transitive, computing) To modify (an identifier from source code) so as to produce a unique identifier for internal use by the compiler, etc.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch mangel, from late Middle High German mangel, enhanced form of mange, originally “mangonel”, from Medieval Latin manga, manganum. Doublet of mangonel. Cognate with German Mangel, Dutch mangel, both “mangle”.
Noun
mangle (plural mangles)
- A hand-operated device with rollers, for wringing laundry.
- The mangle attached to wringer washing machines, often called the wringer.
Derived terms
- put through the mangle
Translations
Verb
mangle (third-person singular simple present mangles, present participle mangling, simple past and past participle mangled)
- (transitive, archaic) To wring laundry.
Translations
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
mangle (plural mangles)
- mangrove (tree)
Anagrams
- Gelman, leg man, legman, lemang, mangel
Catalan
Etymology
From Spanish mangle.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?ma?.?l?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?ma?.?le/
Noun
mangle m (plural mangles)
- mangrove
Danish
Etymology
From German mangeln (“to lack”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /man?l?/, [?m??l?]
Verb
mangle (imperative mangl, infinitive at mangle, present tense mangler, past tense manglede, perfect tense er/har manglet)
- lack
- want
- need
- be missing
- be lacking
- be absent
German
Verb
mangle
- inflection of mangeln:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German mangeln
Pronunciation
Verb
mangle (imperative mangl or mangle, present tense mangler, simple past and past participle mangla or manglet, present participle manglende)
- to lack (something)
Related terms
- mangel
References
- “mangle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Spanish
Etymology
From Galibi Carib or Taíno/Arawak.
Noun
mangle m (plural mangles)
- mangrove
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gangle
English
Verb
gangle (third-person singular simple present gangles, present participle gangling, simple past and past participle gangled)
- To move in a manner characteristic of a gangling person
References
- OED 1993 (online)
Anagrams
- naggle
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