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- DictionaryWran·gle/ˈraNGɡ(ə)l/
noun
- 1. a dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated: "an insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments"
verb
- 1. have a long and complicated dispute: "the bureaucrats continue wrangling over the fine print"
- 2. round up, herd, or take charge of (livestock): North American "the horses were wrangled early"
1. : an angry, noisy, or prolonged dispute or quarrel. 2. : the action or process of wrangling. Synonyms. Verb. altercate. argue. argufy. bicker. brabble.
To wrangle is to take part in a long, angry, intense argument, especially over an issue with lots of details. You can also wrangle, or herd, a bunch of cows. Politicians and lawyers frequently wrangle, no cows necessary.
to take care of or deal with someone or something, usually when this is difficult: I was raised in a house where my father worked long hours, and my mother stayed home, wrangling kids, cooking, cleaning, washing clothes. She has to wrangle classes of over 30 students.
to take care of or deal with someone or something, usually when this is difficult: I was raised in a house where my father worked long hours, and my mother stayed home, wrangling kids, cooking, cleaning, washing clothes. She has to wrangle classes of over 30 students.
1. To win or obtain by argument: wrangle a free ticket to a show. 2. a. To manage or herd (horses or cattle). b. To manage or control (something, especially an animal), as on a movie set: wrangled the snakes that were used in the horror movie. 3.
to argue, esp noisily or angrily. 2. (transitive) to encourage, persuade, or obtain by argument. 3. (transitive) Western US and Canadian. to herd ( cattle or horses) noun. 4. a noisy or angry argument. Collins English Dictionary.
Definitions of 'wrangle'. If you say that someone is wrangling with someone over a question or issue, you mean that they have been arguing angrily for a long time about it. [...] More.
Wrangle Definition. To quarrel angrily and noisily. To argue (a person) into or out of something. To argue; dispute. To attempt to deal with or understand something; contend or struggle. The act of wrangling. An angry, noisy dispute or quarrel.
verb. Simple past tense and past participle of wrangle. Wiktionary. Synonyms: brawled. broiled. rowed. tangled. bickered. fought. hassled. quarrelled. contended. argued. disputed. squabbled. tussled. haggled. Antonyms: agreed. Wrangled Sentence Examples. They talked and wrangled a long time and could not agree.
Synonyms for WRANGLE: dispute, quarrel, bicker, fight, altercation, disagreement, controversy, argument; Antonyms of WRANGLE: get along, accept, agree, coexist, concur, consent, assent.
