Definitions for wrangleˈræŋ gəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wran•gleˈræŋ gəl(v.; n.)-gled, -gling
(v.i.)to argue or dispute, esp. in a noisy or angry manner.
(v.t.)to argue or dispute.
to tend or round up (cattle, horses, or other livestock).
to obtain, often by badgering or scheming; wangle.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(n.)a noisy or angry dispute; altercation.
Origin of wrangle:
1350–1400; ME, appar. < LG wrangeln, freq. of wrangen to struggle, make an uproar; akin to wring
Princeton's WordNet
quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup(noun)
an angry dispute
"they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
haggle, haggling, wrangle, wrangling(verb)
an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
brawl, wrangle(verb)
to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
"The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"
wrangle(verb)
herd and care for
"wrangle horses"
Wiktionary
wrangle(Noun)
An act of wrangling
wrangle(Noun)
An angry dispute
wrangle(Verb)
to bicker, or quarrel angrily and noisily
wrangle(Verb)
to herd horses or other livestock
Webster Dictionary
Wrangle(verb)
to argue; to debate; to dispute
Wrangle(verb)
to dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate
Wrangle(verb)
to involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil
Wrangle(noun)
an angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation
Translations for wrangle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
wrangle(noun)
an angry argument.
- stryeryAfrikaans
- مُشاجَرَه، مُشاحَنَه، نِزاعArabic
- кавгаBulgarian
- discussãoPortuguese (BR)
- hádka, potyčkaCzech
- der ZankGerman
- mundhuggeriDanish
- καβγάςGreek
- riña, peleaSpanish
- nääklusEstonian
- دعوا؛ مشاجرهFarsi
- kinaFinnish
- disputeFrench
- רִיב קוֹלָנִיHebrew
- तकरारHindi
- ljuta,žestoka svađaCroatian
- pörlekedésHungarian
- pertengkaranIndonesian
- (hávær) deila, rifrildiIcelandic
- litigioItalian
- 口論Japanese
- 논쟁Korean
- ginčas, rietenosLithuanian
- strīds; ķīviņšLatvian
- pertengkaranMalay
- ruzieDutch
- krangel, kjeklNorwegian
- awanturaPolish
- دعوا؛ مشاجرهPersian
- جګړه، جنګ، ناندرۍ، مناقشه، نزاعPashto
- discussãoPortuguese
- ceartăRomanian
- пререканиеRussian
- hádka, škriepkaSlovak
- prepirSlovenian
- prepirkaSerbian
- gräl, käbbelSwedish
- การทะเลาะThai
- kavgaTurkish
- 激烈爭吵Chinese (Trad.)
- суперечка, спіркаUkrainian
- تکرارUrdu
- cuộc cãi lộnVietnamese
- 争吵，激辩，吵嘴Chinese (Simp.)
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