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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Anglo-French |
| Origin: | mangler, from Old French maynier; MAIM |
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man‧gle1
[transitive]
[transitive]1 to damage or injure something badly by crushing or twisting it : The trap closed round her leg, badly mangling her ankle.
The trap closed round her leg, badly mangling her ankle.2 to spoil something such as a speech or piece of music, by saying or playing it badly : The orchestra had mangled Bach's music.
The orchestra had mangled Bach's music. —mangled adjective [only before noun] the mangled remains of the aircraft
the mangled remains of the aircraft
