Category:Wrangle

Wran"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wrangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wrangling.] Etym: [oe. wranglen to wrestle. See wrong, wring.]

1. To argue; to debate; to dispute. [obs.]

2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to Altercate. "in spite of occasional wranglings." Macaulay. For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle. Shak. He did not know what it was to wrangle on indifferent points. Addison.

Wrangle Wran"gle, v. t.

Defn: to involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil. [r.] Bp. Sanderson.

Wrangle Wran"gle, n.

Defn: an angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation.

Syn. -- altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest; controversy. See altercation.