Explore Mangle through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like mutilate or garble. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Mangle meaning
- To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.
- To modify (an identifier from source code) so as to produce a unique identifier for internal use by the compiler, etc.
Synonyms of Mangle
Using Mangle
- The main meaning on this page is: To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc. | To modify (an identifier from source code) so as to produce a unique identifier for internal use by the compiler, etc.
- Useful related words include: mutilate, garble, distort, falsify.
- In the example corpus, mangle often appears in combinations such as: to mangle.
Context around Mangle
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mangle
- In this selection, "mangle" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, twist, further, rhizophora, mourinho and joggers stand out and add context to how "mangle" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a trouser mangle or the and managed to mangle joggers with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mangle" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mangle
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There was no need to mangle the necklace again by getting worked up. (13 words)
Spurs’ comms team, then, managed to further mangle Mourinho’s already rather clunky horsey metaphor. (15 words)
The new state religion was condemned at the time in such terms as "a cloaked papistry, or mingle mangle". (19 words)
The perils of live TV were once again on show on the venerable BBC yesterday when a weather reporter managed to mangle joggers with dog walkers and came up with doggers. (31 words)
So I say this to those on the other side those that vulgarly distort our record and tirelessly twist, mangle and spit upon the truth; have you no shame? (29 words)
This is true even for some binary nouns where the singular form is not found in isolation, such as a trouser mangle or the scissor kick. (26 words)
So I say this to those on the other side those that vulgarly distort our record and tirelessly twist, mangle and spit upon the truth; have you no shame? (29 words)
Example sentences (7)
There was no need to mangle the necklace again by getting worked up.
So I say this to those on the other side those that vulgarly distort our record and tirelessly twist, mangle and spit upon the truth; have you no shame?
Spurs’ comms team, then, managed to further mangle Mourinho’s already rather clunky horsey metaphor.
The perils of live TV were once again on show on the venerable BBC yesterday when a weather reporter managed to mangle joggers with dog walkers and came up with doggers.
In coastal zones there are coconut palms and in lagoons and estuaries are found thick areas of black mangrove and red mangrove ( Rhizophora mangle ).
The new state religion was condemned at the time in such terms as "a cloaked papistry, or mingle mangle".
This is true even for some binary nouns where the singular form is not found in isolation, such as a trouser mangle or the scissor kick.
Common combinations with mangle
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to mangle 2×