wrangle
to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
to argue or dispute.
to tend or round up (cattle, horses, or other livestock).
to obtain, often by contrivance or scheming; wangle: He wrangled a job through a friend.
a noisy or angry dispute; altercation.
Origin of wrangle
1Other words for wrangle
Other words from wrangle
- outwrangle, verb (used with object), out·wran·gled, out·wran·gling.
- un·wran·gling, adjective
Words that may be confused with wrangle
- wangle, wrangle
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How to use wrangle in a sentence
As the wrangling continued, Lloyd and Postol grew to rely on their new colleague, Susli.
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So, he has to deal with what will inevitably be time-consuming and complicated legal wrangling.
With little fanfare and partisan wrangling, 43 states have already adopted key elements of voter registration modernization.
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I reached Richfield just as Colonel Lewis was setting forth to settle some wrangling between two of his captains.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterWhat was more, after three days of exasperated wrangling discussion, she surprised them all by bidding them be quiet.
Happy House | Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum StolzenbergHarris, wrangling with another workman, was now seen approaching.
Sue, A Little Heroine | L. T. MeadeThere may be a wrangling between those two impulses, but as soon as my will stands for the one, the other is really excluded.
Psychotherapy | Hugo MnsterbergHe had never entered the Vicar's grounds with the intention of either wrangling with the Vicar or his wife.
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British Dictionary definitions for wrangle
/ (ˈræŋɡəl) /
(intr) to argue, esp noisily or angrily
(tr) to encourage, persuade, or obtain by argument
(tr) Western US and Canadian to herd (cattle or horses)
a noisy or angry argument
Origin of wrangle
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