"rangle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹæŋɡl̩/
Rhymes: -æŋɡəl Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rangle (uncountable)
  1. Stones or gravel eaten by birds of prey to improve digestion; gastroliths [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.] Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-rangle-en-noun-skwAZ5gJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹæŋɡl̩/ Forms: rangles [present, singular, third-person], rangling [participle, present], rangled [participle, past], rangled [past]
Rhymes: -æŋɡəl Etymology: From range + -le (frequentative suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|range|le|pos2=frequentative suffix}} range + -le (frequentative suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} rangle (third-person singular simple present rangles, present participle rangling, simple past and past participle rangled)
  1. (obsolete, dialect, UK) To range about in an irregular manner. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-rangle-en-verb-pEdOIwj~ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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