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wrangle
 
SYLLABICATION:wran·gle
PRONUNCIATION:  rnggl
VERB:Inflected forms: wran·gled, wran·gling, wran·gles
INTRANSITIVE VERB: To quarrel noisily or angrily; bicker. See synonyms at argue.
TRANSITIVE VERB:1. To win or obtain by argument. 2. To herd (horses or other livestock).
NOUN:1. The act of wrangling. 2. An angry, noisy argument or dispute.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English wranglen, of Middle Low German origin. See wer-2 in Appendix I.
 
 
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