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- Dictionarywrangle/ˈraŋɡl/
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, complicated dispute or argument: "the bureaucrats continue wrangling over the fine print"
- 2. round up, herd, or take charge of (livestock): North American "the horses were wrangled early"
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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.
The meaning of WRANGLE is to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker. How to use wrangle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Wrangle.
Wrangle definition: to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.. See examples of WRANGLE used in a sentence.
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.
(răng′gəl) v. wran·gled, wran·gling, wran·gles. v.intr. 1. To quarrel noisily or angrily. See Synonyms at argue. 2. a. To grasp and maneuver something. b. To attempt to deal with or understand something; contend or struggle: "In the lab ... students wrangle with the nature of discovery" (Laura Pappano). v.tr. 1.
verb intransitive Word forms: ˈwrangled or ˈwrangling. 1. to quarrel angrily and noisily. 2. to argue; dispute. verb transitive. 3. to argue (a person) into or out of something. noun.
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 attempt to deal with or understand something; contend or struggle. American Heritage. To herd (livestock, esp. saddle horses) Webster's New World. Similar definitions. More Verb Definitions (3) Synonyms: bicker. dispute. squabble. brawl. controversy. haggle. disagreement.
wrangle meaning, definition, what is wrangle: a long and complicated argument: Learn more.
WRANGLE meaning: 1. a long and complicated argument: 2. to argue with someone for a long time: . Learn more.
