fankle
/ˈfæŋkəl/
fankle verb: to tangle or entangle.
Verb
fankle (third-person singular simple present fankles, present participle fankling, simple past and past participle fankled)
Noun
fankle (plural fankles)
- A tangled condition.
- But sometimes they didn't go the way they should - and jammed, and each one behind it started to jam too, and I had to work like a madman to catch up, before the anchor-chain fouled into a fankle […]1954, The Nautical Magazine, volumes 171-172, page 31
fankle meaning in Tamil and Bengali
fankle in Tamil
- சிக்கவை
fankle in Bengali
- জট পাকানো, জট পাকানো অবস্থা
Forms of fankle
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | fankles |
| present participle | fankling |
| past participle | fankled |
| past | fankled |
| Noun | |
| plural | fankles |
Origin of fankle
From Scots fankle, (compare English fangle), equivalent to fank (“coil, noose, vang”) + -le (frequentative suffix). Doublet of fangle.
Words that rhyme with fankle
Questions about fankle
- What does fankle mean?
- Fankle means to tangle or entangle.
- What is fankle in Tamil?
- Fankle in Tamil is சிக்கவை. See Fankle meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fankle?
- Fankle can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce fankle?
- Fankle is pronounced /ˈfæŋkəl/.
- What is the past tense of fankle?
- The past tense of fankle is fankled.
Words near fankle in the dictionary
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