triangle
/ˈtɹaɪˌæŋɡəl/ verb C2- To form or be included in a three-part interaction, e.g., a Karpman drama triangle, such as by being ganged up on by two people or being torn between conflicting demands from two sources.
He/she/it triangles · Past triangled · Past participle triangled · -ing form triangling
Verb forms
- Base form
- triangle
- He/she/it
- triangles
- Past
- triangled
- Past participle
- triangled
- -ing form
- triangling
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About halfway up the forearm was a curious brown design, a triangle inside a circle, standing out in vivid relief upon the lard-coloured skin.
Ames, I understand that you have often seen this very unusual mark—a branded triangle inside a circle—upon Mr.
The man whom we had known as Douglas turned up his own coat and cuff to show a brown triangle within a circle exactly like that which we had seen upon the dead man.
After walking for about ten minutes, during which Danglars did not exchange a single word with his guide, he found himself between a hillock and a clump of high weeds; three men, standing silent, formed a triangle, of which he was the centre.
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