wrangle
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wran·gle 
[rang-guhl] Pronunciation Key verb, -gled, -gling, noun
[rang-guhl] Pronunciation Key verb, -gled, -gling, noun –verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
–noun
| 1. | to argue or dispute, esp. in a noisy or angry manner. |
| 2. | to argue or dispute. |
| 3. | to tend or round up (cattle, horses, or other livestock). |
| 4. | to obtain, often by contrivance or scheming; wangle: He wrangled a job through a friend. |
| 5. | a noisy or angry dispute; altercation. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME, appar. < LG wrangeln, freq. of wrangen to struggle, make an uproar; akin to wring]
] —Synonyms 1, 5. quarrel, brawl. 5. argument.
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| wran·gle
(rāng'gəl) Pronunciation Key
v. wran·gled, wran·gling, wran·gles v. intr. To quarrel noisily or angrily; bicker. See Synonyms at argue. v. tr.
n.
[Middle English wranglen, of Middle Low German origin; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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| wrangling | |
noun | |
| an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) [syn: haggle] |
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