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mangling

/ˈmæŋɡlɪŋ/

/ˈmæŋɡəlɪŋ/

manglingnoun

manglings

Translations

искажение

The mangling of the text made it difficult to understand.

Искажение текста затруднило его понимание.

повреждение

The mangling of the car in the accident was severe.

Повреждение автомобиля в аварии было серьезным.

Additional translations

уродование

деформация

Definitions

The act or process of severely damaging or mutilating something.

The mangling of the car's bodywork was evident after the accident.

Synonyms

manglinggerund / present participle

/ˈmæŋɡlɪŋ/

Definitions

Causing or characterized by severe damage or mutilation.

The mangling gears posed a serious hazard to workers.

Synonyms

mangleverb

mangling

Gerund

mangled

Past Simple

mangled

Past Participle

mangling

Gerund

/ˈmæŋɡl̩/

/ˈmæŋɡəl/

Translations

калечить

The machine can mangle the fabric if not used properly.

Машина может искалечить ткань, если использовать её неправильно.

искажать

He tends to mangle the pronunciation of foreign words.

Он склонен искажать произношение иностранных слов.

Additional translations

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

manglenoun

Definitions

A machine with rollers used for pressing and smoothing clothes or other fabrics.

She fed the wet sheets through the mangle to remove excess water before hanging them to dry.