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entangling

entangling adjective: that causes entanglement. Also the present participle and gerund of entangle.

Adjective

entangling (comparative more entangling, superlative most entangling)

  1. That causes entanglement.
    • Were you, Sir, or I, to become stock-jobbers, money-scriveners, or adventurers in commerce, it would not be more entangling, or more likely to impede the discharge of our duty, in spiritually serving a congregation, and in communicating biblical and theological learning to young men of approved...1835, John Pye Smith, The Protestant Dissent Vindicated, page 51
    • On balance, it is difficult to escape the conclusion that the American system of alliances is now more entangling than it is supportive of American interests, and that the United States has come to find itself in the company of relatively few genuine allies, many clients, and several obvious...2019, Alan Ned Sabrosky, Alliances In U.s. Foreign Policy

Noun

entangling (plural entanglings)

  1. entanglement

Also used as

entangling is also the present participle and gerund of entangle.

Forms of entangling

Adjective
comparativemore entangling
superlativemost entangling
Noun
pluralentanglings

Words formed from entangling

Questions about entangling

What does entangling mean?
Entangling means that causes entanglement.
What part of speech is entangling?
Entangling can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near entangling in the dictionary

  1. entanglements
  2. entangler
  3. entanglers
  4. entangles
  5. entanglest
  6. entangling
  7. entanglingly
  8. entanglings
  9. entanglon
  10. entanglons
  11. entases

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