fankle

== English == === Etymology === From Scots fankle, (compare English fangle), equivalent to fank (“coil, noose, vang”) +‎ -le (frequentative suffix). Doublet of fangle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfæŋkəl/ Rhymes: -æŋkəl === Verb === fankle (third-person singular simple present fankles, present participle fankling, simple past and past participle fankled) (ambitransitive) To tangle or entangle. === Noun === fankle (plural fankles) A tangled condition. == Scots == === Noun === fankle (plural fankles) A tangle of rope, string, wool etc