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verknäuelt

tangled in a knot, knotted

adjective fer-KNOY-elt Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

balled up

Usage Note

Verknäuelt describes thread, wire, cables, or anything that has become tangled into an untidy ball or knot. Verknäueltes Kabel (tangled cable), verknäuelte Wolle (tangled yarn). From Knäuel (ball of yarn/tangle). Implies a disordered, hard-to-undo tangle.

Examples

"Das verknäuelte Ladekabel ließ sich kaum entwirren."

Natural Translation

The tangled charging cable was barely possible to untangle.

Literal Translation

The knotted charging cable let itself hardly unwind.

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