Mangle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers

press with a mangle

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈæŋɡəl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈaŋɡəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈaŋɡəl/

1 syllable Say it as /mˈæŋɡəl/.

Examples

mangle the sheets
The tourists murdered the French language
The madman mutilates art work

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mutilate maul murder cut up

Parts of Speech

noun	clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers
verb	press with a mangle “mangle the sheets”
verb	injure badly by beating
verb	alter so as to make unrecognizable “The tourists murdered the French language”
verb	destroy or injure severely “The madman mutilates art work”

Word Forms

mangle	verb	press with a mangle
mangle	noun	clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers
mauler	noun	a fighter who batters the opponent
mangler	noun	a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples
mutilation	noun	an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part
mutilator	noun	a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mangel

Wäschetrockner zum Trocknen und Bügeln von Wäsche, indem diese zwischen zwei schweren beheizten Walzen hindurchgeführt wird

🇫🇷French

mutiler

sèche-linge pour sécher et repasser le linge en le faisant passer entre deux lourds rouleaux chauffants

🇪🇸Spanish

mutilar

secadora de ropa para secar y planchar la ropa pasándola entre dos pesados rodillos calentados

🇮🇹Italian

manganellare

stendibiancheria per asciugare e stirare il bucato facendolo passare tra due pesanti rulli riscaldati

🇳🇱Dutch

mangel

wasdroger voor het drogen en strijken van wasgoed door het tussen twee zwaar verwarmde rollen te laten lopen

🇷🇺Russian

калечить

сушилка для белья для сушки и глажки белья, пропуская его между двумя тяжелыми нагретыми валками

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वध करना

कपड़े सुखाने और इस्त्री करने के लिए कपड़े सुखाने वाले ड्रायर को दो भारी गर्म रोलर्स के बीच से गुजारा जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ম্যাঙ্গেল

দুটি ভারী উত্তপ্ত রোলারের মধ্যে দিয়ে লন্ড্রি শুকানোর এবং ইস্ত্রি করার জন্য কাপড়ের ড্রায়ার

🇮🇳Tamil

மங்கல்

இரண்டு கனமான சூடான உருளைகளுக்கு இடையில் சலவைகளை உலர்த்துவதற்கும் சலவை செய்வதற்கும் துணி உலர்த்தி

🇮🇳Telugu

మాంగిల్

లాండ్రీని ఎండబెట్టడం మరియు ఇస్త్రీ చేయడం కోసం బట్టల ఆరబెట్టేది రెండు భారీ వేడిచేసిన రోలర్ల మధ్య దానిని దాటడం ద్వారా

🇮🇳Gujarati

મંગલ

લોન્ડ્રીને સૂકવવા અને ઇસ્ત્રી કરવા માટે કપડાં સુકાં બે ભારે ગરમ રોલરો વચ્ચેથી પસાર કરીને

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂಗಲ್

ಎರಡು ಭಾರೀ ಬಿಸಿಯಾದ ರೋಲರುಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಹಾದುಹೋಗುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಲಾಂಡ್ರಿ ಒಣಗಿಸಲು ಮತ್ತು ಇಸ್ತ್ರಿ ಮಾಡಲು ಬಟ್ಟೆ ಡ್ರೈಯರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാംഗിൾ

കനത്ത ചൂടായ രണ്ട് റോളറുകൾക്കിടയിലൂടെ കടത്തിക്കൊണ്ടുപോയി അലക്കൽ ഉണക്കാനും ഇസ്തിരിയിടാനുമുള്ള വസ്ത്ര ഡ്രയർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੰਗਲ

ਲਾਂਡਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਕਾਉਣ ਅਤੇ ਇਸਤਰੀ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਦਾ ਡ੍ਰਾਇਅਰ ਦੋ ਭਾਰੀ ਗਰਮ ਰੋਲਰਸ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਲੰਘ ਕੇ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

碾压

干衣机，通过将衣物穿过两个重型加热滚筒来干燥和熨烫衣物

🇯🇵Japanese

マングル

2 つの重い加熱ローラーの間に洗濯物を通過させて乾燥およびアイロンをかけるための衣類乾燥機

🇰🇷Korean

압착 롤러

두 개의 무거운 가열 롤러 사이를 통과시켜 세탁물을 건조하고 다림질하는 의류 건조기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mang thai

Máy sấy quần áo để sấy và ủi đồ giặt bằng cách đưa nó vào giữa hai con lăn được làm nóng nặng

🇹🇭Thai

ยุ่งเหยิง

เครื่องอบผ้าสำหรับอบแห้งและรีดผ้าโดยส่งผ่านระหว่างลูกกลิ้งทำความร้อนหนักสองตัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengoyakkan

pengering pakaian untuk mengeringkan dan menyetrika cucian dengan melewatkannya di antara dua rol berat yang dipanaskan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فسد

مجفف الملابس لتجفيف وكي الملابس عن طريق تمريرها بين بكرتين ثقيلتين ساخنتين

🇮🇷Persian

خرد کردن

خشک کن لباس برای خشک کردن و اتو کردن لباس ها با عبور آن از بین دو غلتک گرم شده سنگین

🇹🇷Turkish

ezmek

çamaşırları iki ağır ısıtmalı silindir arasından geçirerek kurutmak ve ütülemek için çamaşır kurutma makinesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁחִית

מייבש כביסה לייבוש וגיהוץ כביסה על ידי העברה בין שני גלילים מחוממים כבדים

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The primary meaning of 'mangle' is 'clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers'.

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Using 'mangle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'mangle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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