Plural of tangle
regular plural
The plural of tangle is tangles.
Forms of tangle
| Singular | tangle /ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | tangles |
| Countable | countable |
Tangles in a sentence
- I combed out the tangles in my hair. I combed them all out with that fancy comb that Ashley gave me.From the entry comb out
- You have to comb out the dog's coat regularly. You need to comb all the tangles out of it.From the entry comb out
- Is't more knotful or bewildered than the skein o'life itself, that a good tale tangles the better to unsnarl?2001, Lahsen Benaziza, Romancing Scheherazade: John Barth and the One thousand and one nights. From the entry knotful
- Second banana Dan Quayle’s tongue tangles were so numerous that they spawned an actual periodical that anthologized his Quaylisms.2000, Richard Lederer, “[A Pleasury of Bloopers] Politicians Incorrect”, in The Bride of Anguished English: A Bonus of Bloopers, Blunders…. From the entry Quaylism
- He walked up the heath’s western edge, beside a fringe of scrub where hogweed grew in tangles and brambles rose taller than him.2020 March 5, Tom Lamont, “The invisible city: how a homeless man built a life underground”, in The Guardian. From the entry fringe
Meaning of tangle
- verb To mix together or intertwine.
- verb To become mixed together or intertwined.
- verb To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
Questions about the plural of tangle
- What is the plural of tangle?
- The plural of tangle is tangles.
- Is tangle countable?
- Tangle is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tangle (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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