Entangling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Entangling is an adjective meaning That causes entanglement.
Meaning
That causes entanglement.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of entangle
- entanglement
Example Sentences
On balance, it is difficult to escape the conclusion that the American system of alliances is now more entangling than it is supportive of American interests, and that the United States has come to find itself in the company of relatively few genuine allies, many clients, and several obvious encumbrances.
Were you, Sir, or I, to become stock-jobbers, money-scriveners, or adventurers in commerce, it would not be more entangling, or more likely to impede the discharge of our duty, in spiritually serving a congregation, and in communicating biblical and theological learning to young men of approved piety, to prepare them for the work of the ministry,—than is the other class of allurements and entanglements.
Word Forms
- entanglings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tangle, snarl, mat, mire, snaring, entanglement.
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