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WRANGLE
haggle, haggling, wrangle, wrangling
(noun) an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup
(noun) an angry dispute; “they had a quarrel”; “they had words”
brawl, wrangle
(verb) to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; “The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street”
wrangle
(verb) herd and care for; “wrangle horses”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
wrangle (third-person singular simple present wrangles, present participle wrangling, simple past and past participle wrangled)
(intransitive) To bicker, or quarrel angrily and noisily.
(transitive) To herd (horses or other livestock); (humorously) to supervise, manage (people).
(transitive) To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil.
Synonyms
• See also squabble
Noun
wrangle (plural wrangles)
An act of wrangling.
An angry dispute.
Anagrams
• Wangler, wangler
Source: Wiktionary
Wran"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wrangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wrangling.] Etym: [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See Wrong, Wring.]
1. To argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.]
2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate. "In spite of occasional wranglings." Macaulay. For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle. Shak. He did not know what it was to wrangle on indifferent points. Addison.
Wran"gle, v. t.
Definition: To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil. [R.] Bp. Sanderson.
Wran"gle, n.
Definition: An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation.
Syn.
– Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest; controversy. See Altercation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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