rangle

== English == === Pronunciation === (without æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈɹæŋɡəl/, [ˈɹæŋɡl̩] (æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪ̯ŋɡəl/, /ˈɹɛ̃ŋɡəl/, [ˈɹeɪ̯ŋɡl̩], [ˈɹɛ̃ŋɡl̩] Rhymes: -æŋɡəl Hyphenation: ran‧gle === Etymology 1 === From range +‎ -le (frequentative suffix). ==== Verb ==== rangle (third-person singular simple present rangles, present participle rangling, simple past and past participle rangled) (intransitive, obsolete) To range about in an irregular manner. ==== References ==== “rangle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== rangle (uncountable) Stones or gravel eaten by birds of prey to improve digestion; gastroliths [from 17th c.] ==== References ==== James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Rangle”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VIII, Part 1 (Q–R), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 141, column 3. === Anagrams === Rangel, angler, Erlang, Arleng, Largen, Algren, langer, Nergal, largen, regnal, Nagler, gen'ral, Langer, erlang == Hunsrik == === Etymology === From Rangel (“tendril”) +‎ -e. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈraŋlə/ Rhymes: -aŋlə Syllabification: ran‧gle === Verb === rangle (transitive, with accusative, of plants) to creep; to climb (to grow across a surface) ==== Conjugation ==== === References ===