mangling

The word “mangling” has 2 syllables: man-gling

It's pronounced as /ˈmæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for mangling?

In the thesaurus, “mangling” has 39 synonyms and 17 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for mangling along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for mangling

blemishing
blighting
blowing
blundering
bobbling
boggling
booting
botching
bumbling
bungling
butchering
damaging
destroying
dubbing
flawing
flubbing
fluffing
foozling
fouling up
fumbling
harming
hurting
impairing
injuring
lousing up
marring
mishandling
mismanaging
mucking up
muddling
muffing
murdering
mutilating
piffling
ruining
screwing up
spoiling
vitiating
wrecking

Antonyms for mangling

ameliorating
bettering
doctoring
enhancing
fixing
helping
improving
meliorating
patching
reconditioning
rectifying
refining
reforming
remedying
renovating
repairing
revamping

Meanings of mangling

verb
1. To change, mutilate or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging etc.
2. To modify (an identifier from source code) so as to produce a unique identifier for internal use by the compiler, etc.
3. To wring laundry.
noun
1. An act in which something is mangled.

Example Sentences

He kept mangling the wires, making the repair job even harder.
The actor was criticized for mangling his lines during the performance.
She ended up mangling the fabric while trying to cut it without a pattern.
The translation was so poor that it felt like it was mangling the original meaning.
He apologized for mangling her name during the introduction.

On this page you'll find 56 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to mangling, such as: ameliorating, bettering, blemishing, blighting, blowing, blundering, bobbling.

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