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MANGLING

Definition: MANGLING

MANGLING

Personal pronoun & verb & noun

1. Of Mangle

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "MANGLING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Commercial Usage: MANGLING

Domain	Title
Books	American Newspeak: The Mangling of Meaning for Power and Profit (reference) It All Would Have Startled Columbus: A Further Mangling of American History That Started With It All Started With Columbus (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Usage Frequency: MANGLING

"MANGLING" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 77.78% of the time. "MANGLING" is used about 9 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (-ing form)	77.78%	7	133,076
Noun (singular)	22.22%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	9	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Expression: MANGLING

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "MANGLING": flesh-mangling.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: MANGLING

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
mangling	10
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translations: MANGLING

Language		Translations for "MANGLING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
French		massacre (massacre), manglage. (various references)

German		zerfleischend (lacerating, lacerative, rending), wringend (wringing). (various references)

Greek		κατακρεούργηση, στίψιμο (wring), ξέσχισμα. (various references)

Italian		manganatura. (various references)

Manx		raipagh (goring, lacerating, rending, ripping), meeley (bland, delicate, fine, fine to touch, moisten, smooth, soft, soft-spoken, yielding), lhuddyral (bedraggle, mangle, maul, mauling), lhuddyraghey (bedraggle, mangle, maul), lhiannaghey (flake, flatten, laminate, lamination, mangle, press). (various references)

Pig Latin		anglingmay

Portuguese		passagem a ferro, calandragem (calender, calendering). (various references)

Russian		искажение имени (name mangling). (various references)

Spanish		manglaje. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: MANGLING

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	laceratio, laniatus. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Misspellings: MANGLING

Misspellings
	"MANGLING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: maglin, mangaing, Mangin, Manglai, Margolin, Menghin, Menghini, monging, munging. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Rhyming with "MANGLING"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "MANGLING" (pronounced ma"ngguling or ma"nggling)
7	-a" ng g u l i ng	dangling, strangling, wrangling.
6	-ng g u l i ng	bungling, commingling, intermingling, mingling, singling, tingling.
5	-g u l i ng	boggling, bugling, giggling, gurgling, haggling, jiggling, juggling, struggling, waggling, wiggling.
4	-u l i ng	ambling, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, barreling, battling, belittling, bicycling, bottling, bristling, bubbling, bumbling, bundling, bustling, cackling, canceling, cancelling, channeling, chortling, circling, coddling, counseling, cradling, crippling, crumbling, cycling, dabbling, dazzling, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, doubling, dribbling, drizzling, dwindling, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, entitling, equaling, fizzling, fondling, fumbling, funneling, gambling, gobbling, groveling, grueling, grumbling, guzzling, hassling, hobbling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hustling, idling, imperiling, initialing, jostling, labeling, leveling, marshaling, meddling, middling, mislabeling, modeling, mottling, muddling, mumbling, muscling, nibbling, paddling, paneling, parceling, pedaling, peddling, piddling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quibbling, raveling, recycling, redoubling, refueling, remodeling, resembling, reshuffling, reveling, rippling, rivaling, ruffling, rumbling, saddling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, settling, shriveling, shuttling, signaling, signalling, sizzling, spiraling, spiralling, squabbling, stapling, stenciling, stumbling, swiveling, tabling, throttling, tinkling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, traveling, travelling, trembling, tripling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twinkling, unraveling, unsettling, warbling, wobbling, wrinkling, yodeling.
3	-l i ng	ailing, angling, annealing, appalling, appealing, assailing, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, beguiling, Belling, billing, blackmailing, boiling, Bolling, bowling, brawling, broiling, buckling, burgling, burling, cajoling, calling, Carling, ceiling, chilling, chronicling, chuckling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, crawling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, darling, dawdling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, drilling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, earthling, emailing, enrolling, entailing, entangling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, galling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, growling, hailing, handling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, holing, howling, hurling, hurtling, inhaling, inkling, installing, instilling, jailing, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, Marling, Melling, milling, mishandling, misspelling, mothballing, mulling, nailing, needling, nestling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, peeling, pickling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, quelling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, reeling, regaling, rekindling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruling, rustling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shuffling, sibling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squealing, stalling, starling, startling, stealing, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strickling, stripling, strolling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, Tilling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, trailing, trampling, trickling, trifling, trilling, trolling, twiddling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, wailing, walling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiling, willing, wrestling, yearling, yelling.
6	-a" ng g l i ng	angling, tangling.
4	-g l i ng	burgling, smuggling, toggling.
3	-l i ng	ailing, ambling, annealing, appalling, appealing, assailing, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, barreling, battling, beguiling, belittling, Belling, bicycling, billing, blackmailing, boggling, boiling, Bolling, bottling, bowling, brawling, bristling, broiling, bubbling, buckling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, burling, bustling, cackling, cajoling, calling, canceling, cancelling, Carling, ceiling, channeling, chilling, chortling, chronicling, chuckling, circling, coddling, commingling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, counseling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, cradling, crawling, crippling, crumbling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, cycling, dabbling, dangling, darling, dawdling, dazzling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, doubling, dribbling, drilling, drizzling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, dwindling, earthling, emailing, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, enrolling, entailing, entangling, entitling, equaling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, fizzling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fondling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, fumbling, funneling, galling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, groveling, growling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hailing, handling, hassling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, hobbling, holing, howling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hurling, hurtling, hustling, idling, imperiling, inhaling, initialing, inkling, installing, instilling, intermingling, jailing, jiggling, jostling, juggling, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, labeling, leveling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, Marling, marshaling, meddling, Melling, middling, milling, mingling, mishandling, mislabeling, misspelling, modeling, mothballing, mottling, muddling, mulling, mumbling, muscling, nailing, needling, nestling, nibbling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, paddling, paneling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, parceling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, pedaling, peddling, peeling, pickling, piddling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quelling, quibbling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, raveling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, recycling, redoubling, reeling, refueling, regaling, rekindling, remodeling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, resembling, reshuffling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, reveling, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, rippling, rivaling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruffling, ruling, rumbling, rustling, saddling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, settling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shriveling, shuffling, shuttling, sibling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, skilling, smelling, smiling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spiraling, spiralling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squabbling, squealing, stalling, stapling, starling, startling, stealing, stenciling, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strangling, strickling, stripling, strolling, struggling, stumbling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, swiveling, tabling, tackling, tailing, telling, thrilling, throttling, Tilling, tingling, tinkling, toddling, toiling, tolling, tooling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, trailing, trampling, traveling, travelling, trembling, trickling, trifling, trilling, tripling, trolling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twiddling, twinkling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unraveling, unsettling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, waggling, wailing, walling, warbling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiggling, wiling, willing, wobbling, wrangling, wrestling, wrinkling, yearling, yelling, yodeling.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Anagrams: MANGLING

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-g-g-i-l-m-n-n"
	-1 letter: angling.
	-2 letters: gaming, gingal, laming, lingam, malign, naming.
	-3 letters: aging, algin, align, gamin, liang, ligan, liman, linga.
	-4 letters: agin, amin, anil, gain, gang, giga, glia, glim, lain, lang, lima, limn, ling, linn, magi, mail, main, migg, mina, nail.
	-5 letters: ail, aim, ain, ami, ani, gag, gal, gam, gan, gig, gin, inn, lag, lam, lin, mag, man, mig, mil, nag, nam, nan, nil, nim.
	Words containing the letters "a-g-g-i-l-m-n-n"
	+1 letter: maligning.
	+3 letters: embrangling, malingering, misaligning.
	+4 letters: antigambling, greenmailing.
	+5 letters: antismuggling, hemagglutinin, marginalizing.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Alternative Orthography: MANGLING

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4D 41 4E 47 4C 49 4E 47

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-- .- -. --. .-.. .. -. --.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001101 01000001 01001110 01000111 01001100 01001001 01001110 01000111

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#77 &#65 &#78 &#71 &#76 &#73 &#78 &#71

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004D 0041 004E 0047 004C 0049 004E 0047

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4735484146434841

INDEX

1. Definition
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Usage Frequency
4. Expressions

5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Translations: Ancient
8. Derivations

9. Rhymes
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography

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