fangle
fan·gle
fangle · fangles · fangled · fangling
To fashion, manufacture, invent, or createTo fashion, manufacture, invent, or create.
/ˈfæŋ.ɡəl/
Meaning
3 senses(dialectal, obsolete)To fashion, manufacture, invent, or create.
(dialectal, obsolete)To trim showily; entangle; hang about.
(dialectal, obsolete)To waste time; trifle.
Origin
From Middle English fangelen (verb), from fangel (“inclined to take”, adjective), from OldFrom Middle English fangelen (verb), from fangel (“inclined to take”, adjective), from Old English *fangol, *fangel (“inclined to take”), from fōn (“to take, seize”). Compare Old English andfangol (“undertaker, contractor”), Old English underfangelnes (“undertaking, hospitality”), Middle English fangen (“to take, seize, catch”), German fangen (“to catch”). More at fang.
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Forms
fangles, fangling, fangled, fangledWord family
1 related wordsDerivednewfangle
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle