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wrangle
[ rang-guhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used with object)
- to argue or dispute.
- to tend or round up (cattle, horses, or other livestock).
- to obtain, often by contrivance or scheming; wangle:
He wrangled a job through a friend.
noun
- a noisy or angry dispute; altercation.
Synonyms: , ,
wrangle
/ ˈæŋɡə /
verb
- intr to argue, esp noisily or angrily
- tr to encourage, persuade, or obtain by argument
- tr to herd (cattle or horses)
noun
- a noisy or angry argument
Other 51Թ Forms
- dzܳwg verb (used with object) outwrangled outwrangling
- ܲ·ɰgԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wrangle1
Example Sentences
Two and a bit months in to Trump's second term, the strategy from the government in the UK has been to wrangle in private and say as little as possible in public.
There has been a personal fallout, a wrangle over the charity's future direction, and broken relationships with damaging accusations being made.
It was the start of years of humiliating legal wrangles.
He checked to see if anyone was hiding under a car, in a truck bed, in one of several outbuildings — “always looking over your shoulder” — before helping wrangle any cows wandering where they shouldn’t.
The dispute is now heading for a three-day trade tribunal hearing, after formal talks to resolve the wrangle failed.
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