fangle
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fangle¹
- /ˈfæŋ.ɡəl/
- [ˈfæŋ.ɡl̩]
- /ˈfeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/
- [ˈfeɪ̯ŋ.ɡl̩]
- /ˈfɛ̃ŋ.ɡəl/
- [ˈfɛ̃ŋ.ɡl̩]
Rhymes with -æŋɡəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English fangelen (verb), from fangel (“inclined to take”, adjective), from Old English *fangol, *fangel (“inclined to take”), from fōn (“to take, seize”). Compare Old English andfangol (“undertaker, contractor”), Old English underfangelnes (“undertaking, hospitality”), Middle English fangen (“to take, seize, catch”), German fangen (“to catch”). More at fang.
verb fangles · fangling · fangled
- To fashion, manufacture, invent, or create. […]not hereby to control and new fangle the Scripture, God forbid, but to mark how corruption and apostasy crept in by degrees, and to gather up wherever we find the remaining sparks of original truth,[…]
- To trim showily; entangle; hang about.
- To waste time; trifle.
fangle²
- /ˈfæŋ.ɡəl/
- [ˈfæŋ.ɡl̩]
- /ˈfeɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/
- [ˈfeɪ̯ŋ.ɡl̩]
- /ˈfɛ̃ŋ.ɡəl/
- [ˈfɛ̃ŋ.ɡl̩]
Rhymes with -æŋɡəl
Where it comes from
Back-formation from newfangled (adjective) as if new + fangle (noun). See newfangle.
noun fangles
- A prop; a taking up; a new thing.
- Something newly fashioned; a novelty, a new fancy.
- A foolish innovation; a gewgaw; a trifling ornament.
- A conceit; whim.
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title = {fangle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-05}
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