tangling
tan-gling
verb
Becoming twisted or intertwined in a messy, complicated way.
"The kite string kept tangling in the branches."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: tangle, dishevel, tousle, snarl, maze, knot, ravel, entangle, mat, sweep up, embroil, drag
Antonyms: disentangle, ravel, ravel out, straighten out, unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble, unsnarl, untangle