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4 senses: 1. to argue, esp noisily or angrily 2. to encourage, persuade, or obtain by argument 3. Western US and Canadian to.... Click for more definitions.
• The wrangle was finally resolved in January last year. bitter wrangle • Thus began a long and bitter wrangle between Beck and the private power interests. wrangle wrangle 2 verb [intransitive] ARGUE to argue with someone angrily for a long time wrangle over/about They are still wrangling over ownership of the house. wrangle with The ...
Synonyms for WRANGLE: dispute, quarrel, bicker, fight, altercation, disagreement, controversy, argument; Antonyms of WRANGLE: get along, accept, agree, coexist ...
The legal wrangle continues. The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports. The wrangle between the school and the local authority has gone on for two years. a lengthy planning wrangle over the height of the building
wrangle with somebody over/about something Britain was still wrangling with Brussels about the terms of its departure from the EU. Topics Opinion and argument c2 Word Origin late Middle English: compare with Low German wrangeln , frequentative of wrangen ‘to struggle’; related to wring .
The legal wrangle continues. The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports. The wrangle between the school and the local authority has gone on for two years. a lengthy planning wrangle over the height of the building
Jun 2, 2024 · The verb is derived from Middle English wranglen, wrangle (“ to contend with (someone) in a test of strength; (figuratively) to make misleading arguments to entrap ”); from a Middle Dutch or Middle Low German word related to Middle Dutch wrangen and Middle Low German wrangen (“ to cause an uproar; to struggle, wrestle ”) (whence Low ...
