to mangle a piece of music

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• Mangle — Man gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mangling}.] [A frequentative fr. OE. manken to main, AS. mancian, in bemancian to mutilate, fr. L. mancus maimed; perh. akin to G. mangeln to be wanting.] 1. To cut or bruise with repeated… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• mangle — man|gle1 [ˈmæŋgəl] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: mangler, from Old French maynier; MAIM] 1.) to damage or injure something badly by crushing or twisting it ▪ The trap closed round her leg, badly mangling her ankle. 2.) to spoil… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• mangle — I UK [ˈmæŋɡ(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms mangle : present tense I/you/we/they mangle he/she/it mangles present participle mangling past tense mangled past participle mangled 1) to damage or hurt someone or something seriously by… …   English dictionary

• mangle — man|gle1 [ mæŋgl ] verb transitive 1. ) to damage or hurt someone or something seriously by twisting or crushing them so that they no longer have their correct shape: mangled bodies/wreckage 2. ) to say, write, or perform words or music so badly… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Mangled — Mangle Man gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mangling}.] [A frequentative fr. OE. manken to main, AS. mancian, in bemancian to mutilate, fr. L. mancus maimed; perh. akin to G. mangeln to be wanting.] 1. To cut or bruise with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Mangling — Mangle Man gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mangling}.] [A frequentative fr. OE. manken to main, AS. mancian, in bemancian to mutilate, fr. L. mancus maimed; perh. akin to G. mangeln to be wanting.] 1. To cut or bruise with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The Murderer — (1953) is a short story by Ray Bradbury, published in his collection The Golden Apples of the Sun .Plot summaryThe scene is set in the near future, in an apparently sterile and clinical building. There is music coming from every direction; each… …   Wikipedia

• potpourri — noun 1. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things (Freq. 1) a great assortment of cars was on display he had a variety of disorders a veritable smorgasbord of religions • Syn: ↑assortment, ↑mixture, ↑mi …   Useful english dictionary

• work — Synonyms and related words: Grand Guignol, Nachtmusik, Passion play, Tom show, abatis, absolute music, accomplish, accomplished fact, accomplishment, acetify, achieve, achievement, acidify, acidulate, act, acta, acting, action, activism,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Pingu episodes series 6 — This is an list of episodes with synopses for series 6 of the stop motion animated television series Pingu . =Series 1 (1986 1991)= =Series 2 (1991 1994)= =Series 3 (1994 1996)= =Series 4 (1998)= =Series 5 (2004)= =Series 6 (2005)= Pingu s Sledge …   Wikipedia

• List of Marvel Family enemies — Through his adventures, Fawcett Comics/DC Comics superhero Captain Marvel and his Marvel Family gained a host of enemies, including the following: Contents 1 Acrobat 2 Adolf Hitler 3 Amoeba Family …   Wikipedia