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wrangle¹ Definition

wran·gle (raŋgəl)

intransitive verb -·gled, -·gling

  1. to quarrel angrily and noisily
  2. to argue; dispute

Etymology: ME wranglen, freq. of wringen: see wring

transitive verb

to argue (a person) into or out of something

noun

an angry, noisy dispute or quarrel

wrangle² Definition

wran·gle (raŋgəl)

transitive verb -·gled, -·gling

☆ to herd (livestock, esp. saddle horses)

Etymology: back-form. < wrangler

wrangle Synonyms

wrangle

n.

altercation, controversy, quarrel, disagreement; see dispute, fight 1. See syn. study at quarrel.

wrangle Synonyms

wrangle

v.

bicker, squabble, dispute; see quarrel.

wrangle Usage Examples

Object

  • demonstrator: Wrangling demonstrators on now on the the final table based artist international.

Converse of object

  • continue: There is a continuing wrangle between mental health charity Sane and the Department of Health about funding for the helpline Saneline.
  • follow: Then followed an hour's wrangle, with countless speeches as to the candidate for the Vise Presidency.

Preposition: over

  • future: A long-running wrangle over the future of the Polhill campus at de Montfort University reaches planners this coming week.
  • right: In North America wrangles over land rights would lead to both claimants erecting fences on both sides of the disputed area.

Adjective modifier

  • legal: There's going to be a legal wrangle anyway, whatever route is chosen.
  • internal: After an internal wrangle, it's selling its brewery site, ending 200 years of operations.
  • political: It includes references to some Cardiff shipping, the Merthyr Riots and the Bute v John Wood political wrangles, among other things.
  • long: We don't believe in a long legal wrangle.
  • protracted: After a protracted wrangle with his record company, it is now time to move ahead.
  • long-running: A long-running wrangle over the future of the Polhill campus at de Montfort University reaches planners this coming week.

Modifying Another Word

  • much: After much wrangling the case came to be heard, and Ferdinand was banned for eight months.
  • not: When not wrangling macros, she teaches courses in on-screen editing, among others, for the SfEP and the Publishing Training Center.

Noun used with modifier

  • transfer: Former City player Josh Low is in the middle of a transfer wrangle.
  • planning: He has been embroiled in a planning wrangle with neighbors over an extractor fan at the premises, called Fifteen.
  • copyright: Allowed TfL to become involved in a futile and wasteful copyright wrangle with LCC over the LCN maps.
  • contract: In the words of the theme song, which sadly got excluded due to contract wrangles, ' you should be mine ' .

Followed by a transitive particle

  • over: Our time should not be wasted on wrangling over matters which are of no consequence.

Preposition: with

  • authority: After wrangling with local authorities over how it was paid for, the scheme now only allows free travel within regions.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • over: Leaving them to rot, for the dogs to wrangle over.

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