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wrangle
[rang-guhl]
verb (used without object)
to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
verb (used with object)
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.
wrangle
/ ˈræŋɡəl /
verb
(intr) to argue, esp noisily or angrily
(tr) to encourage, persuade, or obtain by argument
(tr) to herd (cattle or horses)
noun
a noisy or angry argument
Other Word Forms
- outwrangle verb (used with object)
- unwrangling adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of wrangle1
Example Sentences
If state legislatures had been permitted to wrangle over abortion, Americans would have been obliged to argue with each other like grown-ups about its moral import and practical effects.
In the aftermath of an epic disaster, you also have to wrangle with the complications of destroyed infrastructure, permitting bottlenecks, insurance disputes and scary levels of contamination.
The problems surfaced after the end of a contract wrangle with Stagecoach which saw it end almost all its services in Dumfries and Galloway.
The diplomatic wrangle escalated after Nepal published its own map which included those disputed areas.
In the 1980s, political icon Phillip Burton allegedly wrangled an infamous gerrymander that still shows just how bad things could be.
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