Definition
Present participle (British spelling); striking or beating repeatedly with a cudgel.
Etymology
British English present participle of 'becudgel,' doubling the final 'l' before adding '-ing.' Same root as 'becudgeling' but following British English conventions.
Kelly Says
The British 'becudgelling' looks heavier and more aggressive with that doubled L, and there's actually a linguistic reason: in British English, you double the consonant after a single short vowel before adding vowel-starting suffixes, making the pronunciation crisper and the word feel more impactful.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደሚያደር
en-deh-mee-ya-der
ARالعربية
يتشابك
yit-sha-bak
CACatalà
enrotllant
en-roh-t-lant
CSČeština
zamotaný
za-mo-tan-ee
DADansk
forvilet
for-vee-let
DEDeutsch
verstrickend
fer-sh-trik-end
ELΕλληνικά
ξεμπερδεμένος
kse-m-per-deh-men-os
ESEspañol
enredando
en-reh-DAH-ndo
FAفارسی
پیچیده
pee-chee-deh-eh
FISuomi
sekaisin
seh-kai-seen
FRFrançais
enchevêtrant
ahn-shuh-tray-ahn
HEעברית
מעורבב
me-or-rev-v
HIहिन्दी
जुड़ा हुआ
joo-dhaa hoo-wa
HUMagyar
összefonódva
ossze-foh-nohd-va
IDBahasa Indonesia
terikat
te-ri-kat
ITItaliano
intrecciando
in-treh-chee-an-doh
JA日本語
絡み合っている
tsum-i-a-tte-i-ru
KO한국어
얽혀가고 있다
yeo-khye-e-ga-go it-da
MSBahasa Melayu
dibelit
di-be-lit
NLNederlands
verstrengeld
ver-stren-geeld
NONorsk
forvilet
for-vee-let
PLPolski
zawiązany
za-vee-a-n-ee
PTPortuguês
entrelaçando
en-treh-lah-suh-ndo
RORomână
împăturit
im-pa-tur-it
RUРусский
путаный
poo-tah-nyy
SVSvenska
flätade
flah-tah-deh
SWKiswahili
mekundu
meh-kun-doo
TAதமிழ்
கொறுக்கப்பட்ட
ko-ru-kka-pat-ta
TLTL
nakalisk
na-ka-lis-k
TRTürkçe
karışıyor
kar-ish-ee-or
UKУкраїнська
заплутаний
za-plu-ta-niy
URاردو
مُشابِك
moo-sha-beek
ZUZU
ngcwengwa
ng-gwehn-gwa