put through the mangle

verb

Synonym of put through the wringer.

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Meanings

verbput through the mangle (third-person singular simple present puts through the mangle, present participle putting through the mangle, simple past and past participle put through the mangle)

present singular third person puts through the mangle · participle present putting through the mangle

  1. idiomaticSynonym of put through the wringer.

    A big beast of the men's field was put through the mangle then dumped out of Wimbledon as Rafael Nadal fell at around 10.06pm to Lukas Rosol, a Czech debutant who will never forget this Thursday evening in south-west London.

    2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, in the Guardian

    Synonyms: put through the wringer

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of put through the wringer.

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put through the wringer
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APA

put through the mangle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20through%20the%20mangle

MLA

“put through the mangle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20through%20the%20mangle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put through the mangle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20through%20the%20mangle.

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