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Meaning of 'wrangle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wrangle [ n.]
- An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation.
2 . Wrangle [ v. i.]
- To argue; to debate; to dispute.
- To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate.
3 . Wrangle [ v. t.]
- To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil.

Meaning of 'wrangle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wrangle [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an angry dispute
Example in sentence:
  • they had a quarrel;
  • they had words
2 . wrangle [ v]
Meaning (2):
- to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
Example in sentence:
  • The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street
Meaning (3):
- herd and care for
Example in sentence:
  • wrangle horses

Nearby Words:

wrack wrackful wrain-bolt wraith wrangled wrangler wranglership wranglesome wrangling wrannock

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