Tan″gle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Tangled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tangling (?).] [A frequentative fr. tang seaweed; hence, to twist like seaweed. See Tang seaweed, and cf. Tangle, n.] 1. To unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or interlock, as threads, so as to make it difficult to unravel the knot; to entangle; to ravel.
2. To involve; to insnare; to entrap; as, to be tangled in lies. “Tangled in amorous nets.” Milton.
When my simple weakness strays,
Tangled in forbidden ways. Crashaw.