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wrangle

UK/ˈɹæŋɡəl/ US/ˈɹʷæŋɡəl] ~ [ˈɹʷæŋɡl̩/ uncommon archaic obsolete rare us
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.

to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively

  • “The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street”
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2.

herd and care for

  • “wrangle horses”

noun

1.

an angry dispute

  • “they had a quarrel”
  • “they had words”
Synonyms
2.

Origin

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 German wrangeln (“to wrangle”)), related to Middle Dutch wringen (“to twist; to wrest; to wring; to struggle, wrestle”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wringaną (“to squeeze; to twist; to wring”). The noun is derived from the verb. Cognates * Danish vringle (“to twist, entangle”) * German rangeln (“to wrestle”)

Phrases

  • data wrangling
  • tard wrangle

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