fankle

fankle

(ˈfæŋkəl)
vb (tr)
to entangle
n
a tangle; confusion
[from fank a coil of rope, from fang, obsolete variant of vang]
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fankle


Past participle: fankled
Gerund: fankling

Imperative
fankle
fankle
Present
I fankle
you fankle
he/she/it fankles
we fankle
you fankle
they fankle
Preterite
I fankled
you fankled
he/she/it fankled
we fankled
you fankled
they fankled
Present Continuous
I am fankling
you are fankling
he/she/it is fankling
we are fankling
you are fankling
they are fankling
Present Perfect
I have fankled
you have fankled
he/she/it has fankled
we have fankled
you have fankled
they have fankled
Past Continuous
I was fankling
you were fankling
he/she/it was fankling
we were fankling
you were fankling
they were fankling
Past Perfect
I had fankled
you had fankled
he/she/it had fankled
we had fankled
you had fankled
they had fankled
Future
I will fankle
you will fankle
he/she/it will fankle
we will fankle
you will fankle
they will fankle
Future Perfect
I will have fankled
you will have fankled
he/she/it will have fankled
we will have fankled
you will have fankled
they will have fankled
Future Continuous
I will be fankling
you will be fankling
he/she/it will be fankling
we will be fankling
you will be fankling
they will be fankling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fankling
you have been fankling
he/she/it has been fankling
we have been fankling
you have been fankling
they have been fankling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fankling
you will have been fankling
he/she/it will have been fankling
we will have been fankling
you will have been fankling
they will have been fankling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fankling
you had been fankling
he/she/it had been fankling
we had been fankling
you had been fankling
they had been fankling
Conditional
I would fankle
you would fankle
he/she/it would fankle
we would fankle
you would fankle
they would fankle
Past Conditional
I would have fankled
you would have fankled
he/she/it would have fankled
we would have fankled
you would have fankled
they would have fankled
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