もつれる
Motsureru
Usually written in kana.
縺れる (Motsureru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to tangle, to get tangled, to get entangled, to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.)”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto tangle; to get tangled; to get entangled
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip overas 舌が〜, 足が〜, etc.
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto become complicated; to become difficult; to become tricky; to get into a tangle; to become messy
Examples
この糸はすぐもつれる。
This thread tangles easily.
足がもつれて転びそうになった。
I tripped and nearly fell.
レースはもつれた接戦となった。
The race went down to the wire.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).