wrangle

wrangle
I. v. n.
Quarrel, bicker, spar, spat, jangle, jar, squabble, tiff, have words, fall out, be at variance, have an altercation.
II. n.
Quarrel, squabble, jangle, brawl, altercation, jar, bickering, contest, contention, controversy, wrangling, angry dispute.

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  • Wrangle — Wran gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wrangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wrangling}.] [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See {Wrong}, {Wring}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wrangle — or similar can mean: *Wrangle, Lincolnshire, a village in Lincolnshire, England. *As an intransitive verb, to bicker, or argue angrily and noisily. *As a transitive verb, to herd horses or other livestock.ee also*Wrangler *Wrangel *Rangel *In… …   Wikipedia

  • wrangle — vb quarrel, altercate, squabble, bicker, spat, tiff (see under QUARREL n) Analogous words: argue, dispute, debate (see DISCUSS): fight, *contend Contrasted words: *agree, concur, coincide wrangle n *quarrel, altercation, squabble, bickering, spat …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • wrangle — [n] fight, argument altercation, battle royal*, bickering, blow off*, blowup*, brannigan*, brawl, brouhaha*, clash, contest, controversy, disagreement, dispute, exchange, falling out*, flap*, fracas, hassle, knock down drag out*, quarrel, row,… …   New thesaurus

  • wrangle — ► NOUN ▪ a long and complicated dispute or argument. ► VERB 1) engage in a wrangle. 2) N. Amer. round up or take charge of (livestock). DERIVATIVES wrangler noun. ORIGIN perhaps related to Low German wrangen to struggle …   English terms dictionary

  • Wrangle — Wran gle, v. t. To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil. [R.] Bp. Sanderson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wrangle — Wran gle, n. An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation. [1913 Webster] Syn: Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest; controversy. See {Altercation}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wrangle — index altercation, argument (contention), belligerency, bicker, brawl (noun), brawl (verb), challenge …   Law dictionary

  • wrangle — (v.) late 14c., from Low Ger. wrangeln to dispute, to wrestle, related to M.L.G. wringen, from P.Gmc. *wrang , from PIE *wrengh , nasalized variant of *wergh to turn (see WRING (Cf. wring)). Related: Wrangled; wrangling. The noun is recorded from …   Etymology dictionary

  • wrangle — wrangle1 [raŋ′gəl] vi. wrangled, wrangling [ME wranglen, freq. of wringen: see WRING] 1. to quarrel angrily and noisily 2. to argue; dispute vt. to argue (a person) into or out of something n. an angry, noisy dispute or quarrel …   English World dictionary

  • wrangle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter ▪ lengthy, long running ▪ legal, planning (BrE) ▪ a lengthy planning wrangle over the height of the building …   Collocations dictionary

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