Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "tangly" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF TANGLY

tangly  [ˈtæŋlɪ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TANGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tangly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TANGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tangly in the English dictionary

The definition of tangly in the dictionary is tangled or tuggy; messy; untidy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TANGLY


accordingly
əˈkɔːdɪŋlɪ
amazingly
əˈmeɪzɪŋlɪ
astonishingly
əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋlɪ
correspondingly
ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndɪŋlɪ
dangly
ˈdæŋlɪ
exceedingly
ɪkˈsiːdɪŋlɪ
increasingly
ɪnˈkriːsɪŋlɪ
interestingly
ˈɪntrəstɪŋlɪ
knowingly
ˈnəʊɪŋlɪ
Langley
ˈlæŋlɪ
livingly
ˈlɪvɪŋlɪ
lovingly
ˈlʌvɪŋlɪ
overwhelmingly
ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋlɪ
seemingly
ˈsiːmɪŋlɪ
strikingly
ˈstraɪkɪŋlɪ
strongly
ˈstrɒŋlɪ
stunningly
ˈstʌnɪŋlɪ
surprisingly
səˈpraɪzɪŋlɪ
willingly
ˈwɪlɪŋlɪ
wrongly
ˈrɒŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TANGLY

tangie
Tangier
tangiest
tanginess
tangle
tangle weed
tangled
tanglefoot
tanglement
tangler
tanglesome
tanglingly
tango
tangoist
tangolike
tangram
Tangshan
tangun
Tanguy
tangy

WORDS THAT END LIKE TANGLY

compellingly
convincingly
despairingly
excitingly
gangly
irritatingly
jangly
jokingly
outstandingly
painstakingly
shockingly
singly
spangly
sparingly
staggeringly
swimmingly
unknowingly
unsurprisingly
unwittingly
wearingly

Synonyms and antonyms of tangly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tangly» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF TANGLY

Find out the translation of tangly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tangly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tangly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

缠结
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enredado
570 millions of speakers

English

tangly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जटिल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tangly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tangly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tangly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

emmêlés
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tangisan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tangly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tangly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뒤얽힌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tangine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tangly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tangly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दमछाक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tangly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tangly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tangly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tangly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tangly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tangly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verward
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tangly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tangly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tangly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TANGLY»

The term «tangly» is normally little used and occupies the 124.380 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Little used
42
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «tangly» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of tangly
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «tangly».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TANGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tangly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tangly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tangly

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TANGLY»

Discover the use of tangly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tangly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Timothy the Tangly Spider
Timothy spider learns that by having bubble baths he washes all of the oil off his feet and is unable to spin webs. Suggested level: junior.
Sue Galbraith, 1998
2
The Art of Zentangle: 50 Inspiring Drawings, Designs & Ideas ...
Tangly. ToadsTools. eyely toply swirly bubbly shelly fluxly dartly hattly ProjeCT # 3 What's more fun than a tangly fantasy garden? Tangly toadstools, of course! Zentangle®® naturally lends itself to the whimsical nature of these tangles.
Margaret Bremner, Norma J. Burnell, Penny Raile, 2013
3
Conversations with Anorexics: Compassionate and Hopeful ...
That's what I mean; it's going to get so tangly that it is not at all clear—not tangly for me, but tangly for you.” I reminded her that that morning she had given me an excellent definition of what she felt therapy could do, namely, that she was using  ...
Hilde Bruch, Danita Czyzewski, Melanie A. Suhr, 1994
4
Run!
In this brightly illustrated tale for younger readers Jonathan, a little mouse, is on a journey back to his home and encounters lots of obstacles on the way. The story explores the theme of fear of the dark.
Sue Ferraby, 2004
5
The Son of Sirens
Ye who holds the fates and souls of others in his hand, release her,” the old man with the think white mane and tangly grey beard intoned imperiously. “And release the lives you stole from your brethren.” “You know not of which you speak , ...
Shane Dale, 2005
6
Optimal Protection from Impact, Shock and Vibration
tangly. VI. -«V. It follows that the constraints of Eq. (6.70) can be represented as o. 2 c e Q, = [$(co. A), co) n [0, 7?(o>)], if A < _ 2|, (6.73) 2 0 < c < rj(a>), if A > , M ... For small A, the region Q may turn out to be empty. In such a case, non-sticking ...
Dimitry V Balandin, Nikolai N. Bolotnik, Walter D. Pilkey, 2001
7
A glossary of Yorkshire words and phrases, collected in ...
... bearing strap-shaped fronds. It is often collected and laid upon the land for manure. Tangling or Tangly, untidy in dress, ragged or hanging in shreds. "A lang tangly lass," having the well-known meaning of " long and lazy." To Tantle, to move ...
Francis Kildale Robinson, 1855
8
Silver Alert
“I hate that these grays come in all crazy and tangly like this. Why can't they just fit in with the rest of my hair?” “Baby, I love your tangly grays, they make your hair so much more interesting and beautiful,” I say. “I don't know if that's sweet or ...
Christopher Whalen
9
Diamond Pocket English Dictionary
... grandiloquent; hardly to be believed. tallish a. somewhat tall. tallness n. state or condition of being tall. tallow n fat, grease. tallowy a. full of tallow. containing tallow. tally'n. a piece of wood with tangly tardy tangly a. tangled; inclined to tangle.
Dr. Baljit Singh
10
The Finest Golf Courses of Asia & Australasia
... immaculate bent gras suddenly become tangly -oug characteristics with the back nil Weiskopf-Morrish course at Loch Lo Water plays a role on certain ho chief hazard on this course is the and tangly rough that surrounds tl and fairway edges ...
James Spence, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TANGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tangly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Endangered right whale saved while rescuers track humpback
A group made up of Reid and his team, Tangly Whales, a Newfoundland-based rescue team and Fisheries and Oceans Canada found White Cloud as they ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
'The very first time I was in a studio, it was with this band called The …
Each time, the writer points to one person – the lady cellist with tangly auburn hair, who has told them emphatically that it wasn't her. And who, on the balance of ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
3
MYSTERY PLANT: Mystery plant can be a substitute for bay leaf
Photo by Linda Lee The leaves of this mystery plant are evergreen, lustrous on the upper surface, and equipped with a thin blanket of crinkled and tangly, ... «Aiken Standard, Jul 15»
4
Book review: "Confession of the Lioness" by Mia Couto
Yes, it's a bit tangly. Rumors, stories and myths all serve a purpose. Part of their magic is that the purpose can be different for everybody. Some stories freeze ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
5
Invader species: Non-native plants taking over state
Wild grapevines choke off plants, tangly bedstraw takes over pastures and is shunned by horses, and spearlike Phragmitis Australis can shoot up nearly 20 feet ... «Stowe Today, Jul 15»
6
You Only Live Once... And Life Is Long
My career path up to this point can be best described as... tangly. After four years spent earning my BS in mechanical engineering, I joined the ranks of Teach for ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
Ten columns in 10 days maybe not such a great idea
It's already become a problem of tangly logistics, of both finding a large enough concentration of festivals — and also ones that were within reasonable driving ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
8
9 things I learned from surviving my 20s
I had just dropped out of music school and cut my long, tangly hair. I wanted to move out of Texas but didn't know how or where. I would sometimes lecture ... «Vox, Jun 15»
9
Exclusive: Mount Cashel civil case moves closer to trial
A long and tangly civil case against the Catholic Church and the Christian Brothers involving alleged victims of physical and sexual abuse at Mount Cashel from ... «The Telegram, Jun 15»
10
Which way does an octopus crawl? Anyway it wants.
... we still don't completely understand how they coordinate all 8 of those arms and don't end up in tangly knot (Immediately upon posting this I got a schooling ... «Deep-Sea News, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tangly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tangly>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z