wrangling

Variant of wrangle

intransitive verb wrangled, wrangling

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

Origin: 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
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