WRANGLING

haggle, haggling, wrangle, wrangling

(noun) an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

wrangling (plural wranglings)

contention; gainstriving

dispute; disputation; quarreling

a dispute; a contentious argument; a brawl

Etymology 2

Verb

wrangling

present participle of wrangle

Source: Wiktionary

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WRANGLE

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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