spangle
verb/ˈspæŋɡl/
/ˈspæŋɡl/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they spangle | /ˈspæŋɡl/ /ˈspæŋɡl/ |
| he / she / it spangles | /ˈspæŋɡlz/ /ˈspæŋɡlz/ |
| past simple spangled | /ˈspæŋɡld/ /ˈspæŋɡld/ |
| past participle spangled | /ˈspæŋɡld/ /ˈspæŋɡld/ |
| -ing form spangling | /ˈspæŋɡlɪŋ/ /ˈspæŋɡlɪŋ/ |
- spangle something (with something) to cover or to decorate something with small pieces of something shiny see also Star-Spangled BannerWord Originlate Middle English: diminutive from obsolete spang ‘glittering ornament’, from Middle Dutch spange ‘buckle’.
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