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- Dictionaryman·gle/ˈmaNGɡəl/
noun
- 1. a large machine for ironing sheets or other fabrics, usually when they are damp, using heated rollers.
verb
- 1. press or squeeze with a mangle: "the hard household labor often involved pounding clothes in a dolly tub and mangling them with a hand wringer"
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Learn the different meanings and uses of the word mangle, from injuring or spoiling something to ironing laundry. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words.
MANGLE definition: 1. to destroy something by twisting it with force or tearing it into pieces so that its original…. Learn more.
Mangle definition: to injure severely, disfigure, or mutilate by cutting, slashing, or crushing. See examples of MANGLE used in a sentence.
MANGLE meaning: 1. to destroy something by twisting it with force or tearing it into pieces so that its original…. Learn more.
When you mangle something, you completely destroy it, by ripping, cutting, crushing, or otherwise mauling it into pieces. You shouldn't leave your new puppy alone in a room with your favorite shoes because he might mangle them with his sharp puppy teeth.
Learn the meaning of mangle as a verb and a noun, with synonyms and example sentences. Find out how to use mangle to describe something that is crushed, twisted, spoiled, or ruined.
mangle something to change something good into something bad, for example a language or a piece of music, by saying it wrongly or playing it badly synonym ruin I find it strange the way he mangles the English language.
