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mangled

UK
/ˈmæŋɡld/
US
/ˈmæŋɡəld/

Translations

mangledadjective
more mangled
Comp.
most mangled
Super.
UK
/ˈmæŋɡəld/
US
/ˈmæŋɡəld/
The mangled car was barely recognizable after the accident.
Искалеченный автомобиль был едва узнаваем после аварии.
The mangled remains of the sculpture were found in the debris.
Изуродованные останки скульптуры были найдены в обломках.
The mangled body of the tree lay across the road after the storm.
Покалеченное тело дерева лежало поперек дороги после шторма.
Synonyms
damaged
mutilated
disfigured
deformed
ruined
battered
mangleverb

mangled

Past Simple

mangled
Past Simple
mangled
Past Participle
mangling
Gerund
UK
/ˈmæŋɡl̩/
US
/ˈmæŋɡəl/
The machine can mangle the fabric if not used properly.
Машина может искалечить ткань, если использовать её неправильно.
He tends to mangle the pronunciation of foreign words.
Он склонен искажать произношение иностранных слов.
Additional translations
искромсать
изуродовать
разодрать
переврать
Synonyms
mutilate
damage
destroy
ruin
disfigure
maim
lacerate
tear

Definitions

mangledadjective
Severely damaged or disfigured.
The mangled car was barely recognizable after the accident.
Badly or clumsily handled or executed.
The mangled attempt at playing the piano left the audience cringing.
Of speech, text, or meaning: garbled or distorted so as to be difficult to understand.
The press release contained a mangled sentence that made no sense.
mangleverb
To severely damage or mutilate something by cutting, tearing, or crushing.
The machine malfunctioned and mangled the metal sheet beyond recognition.
To spoil or ruin something, especially a piece of writing or a performance, by making mistakes or being clumsy.
He mangled the speech by mispronouncing several key words.
To press or smooth (laundry) by passing it through a mangle.
After washing, the sheets were mangled and hung out to dry.
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