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wran·gle (raŋ′gəl)

intransitive verb wrangled -·gled, wrangling -·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 (raŋ′gəl)

transitive verb wrangled -·gled, wrangling -·gling

☆ to herd (livestock, esp. saddle horses)

Etymology: back-form. < wrangler

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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