Present participle of entangle; the act of twisting or trapping something.
From 'entangle' plus '-ing' (present participle suffix), which evolved from Old English gerundial forms and has become one of English's most versatile suffixes.
The '-ing' suffix can create five different grammatical forms (verb, noun, adjective, adverb, and predicate)—'entangling vines' (adjective), 'no entangling alliances' (gerund noun)—making it remarkably efficient for English speakers.
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