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   Wran·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"
   • 3. another term for wangle

   Word Origin late Middle English: compare with Low German wrangeln, frequentative of wrangen ‘to struggle’; related to wring.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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