wrangle

wrangle

to argue or dispute; an altercation; to round up cattle, horses, or other livestock
Not to be confused with:wangle – maneuver, finagle, wheedle: wangle an invitation

wran·gle

W0235100 (răng′gəl)v. wran·gled, wran·gling, wran·gles v.intr.1. To quarrel noisily or angrily. See Synonyms at argue.2. a. To grasp and maneuver something.b. To attempt to deal with or understand something; contend or struggle: "In the lab ... students wrangle with the nature of discovery" (Laura Pappano).v.tr.1. To win or obtain by argument: wrangle a free ticket to a show.2. a. To manage or herd (horses or cattle).b. To manage or control (something, especially an animal), as on a movie set: wrangled the snakes that were used in the horror movie.3. To grasp and maneuver (something); wrestle: "the especially agile ironworkers whose task was to snatch steel from the sky as it came sailing in on the boom of the derrick, then wrangle it into the building's frame" (Jim Rasenberger).n.1. The act of wrangling.2. An angry, noisy argument or dispute.

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[Middle English wranglen, of Middle Low German origin; see wer- in Indo-European roots. V., tr., sense 2, back-formation from wrangler, cowhand in charge of horses, horse herder.]

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wrang′ler n.

wrangle

(ˈræŋɡəl) vb1. (intr) to argue, esp noisily or angrily2. (tr) to encourage, persuade, or obtain by argument3. (Agriculture) (tr) Western US and Canadian to herd (cattle or horses)na noisy or angry argument[C14: from Low German wrangeln; related to Norwegian vrangla]

wran•gle

(ˈræŋ gəl)

v. -gled, -gling,
n. v.i. 1. to argue or dispute, esp. in a noisy or angry manner. v.t. 2. to argue or dispute. 3. to tend or round up (cattle, horses, or other livestock). 4. to obtain, often by badgering or scheming; wangle. n. 5. a noisy or angry dispute; altercation. [1350–1400; Middle English, appar. < Low German wrangeln, frequentative of wrangen to struggle, make an uproar; akin to wring]

wrangle

- To wrangle can mean "to scream with passion."See also related terms for passion.

Wrangle

 a noisy quarrel; a jangle.Examples: wrangle of bells, 1873; of philosophers—Lipton, 1970; of the stages, 1839.

wrangle

Past participle: wrangled
Gerund: wrangling

Imperative
wrangle
wrangle

Present
I wrangle
you wrangle
he/she/it wrangles
we wrangle
you wrangle
they wrangle

Preterite
I wrangled
you wrangled
he/she/it wrangled
we wrangled
you wrangled
they wrangled

Present Continuous
I am wrangling
you are wrangling
he/she/it is wrangling
we are wrangling
you are wrangling
they are wrangling

Present Perfect
I have wrangled
you have wrangled
he/she/it has wrangled
we have wrangled
you have wrangled
they have wrangled

Past Continuous
I was wrangling
you were wrangling
he/she/it was wrangling
we were wrangling
you were wrangling
they were wrangling

Past Perfect
I had wrangled
you had wrangled
he/she/it had wrangled
we had wrangled
you had wrangled
they had wrangled

Future
I will wrangle
you will wrangle
he/she/it will wrangle
we will wrangle
you will wrangle
they will wrangle

Future Perfect
I will have wrangled
you will have wrangled
he/she/it will have wrangled
we will have wrangled
you will have wrangled
they will have wrangled

Future Continuous
I will be wrangling
you will be wrangling
he/she/it will be wrangling
we will be wrangling
you will be wrangling
they will be wrangling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been wrangling
you have been wrangling
he/she/it has been wrangling
we have been wrangling
you have been wrangling
they have been wrangling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been wrangling
you will have been wrangling
he/she/it will have been wrangling
we will have been wrangling
you will have been wrangling
they will have been wrangling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been wrangling
you had been wrangling
he/she/it had been wrangling
we had been wrangling
you had been wrangling
they had been wrangling

Conditional
I would wrangle
you would wrangle
he/she/it would wrangle
we would wrangle
you would wrangle
they would wrangle

Past Conditional
I would have wrangled
you would have wrangled
he/she/it would have wrangled
we would have wrangled
you would have wrangled
they would have wrangled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wrangle - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"dustup, quarrel, run-in, row, wordsdifference of opinion, dispute, difference, conflict - a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"affray, altercation, fracas - noisy quarrelpettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff, bicker, bickering, fuss - a quarrel about petty pointsbust-up - a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship)
	2.	wrangle - an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)haggle, haggling, wranglingbargaining - the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement
Verb	1.	wrangle - to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"brawlaltercate, argufy, quarrel, scrap, dispute - have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
	2.	wrangle - herd and care for; "wrangle horses"herd - keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"

wrangle

verb1. argue, fight, row, dispute, scrap, disagree, fall out (informal), contend, quarrel, brawl, squabble, spar, bicker, have words, altercate The two parties are still wrangling over the timing of the election.noun1. argument, row, clash, dispute, contest, set-to (informal), controversy, falling-out (informal), quarrel, brawl, barney (informal), squabble, bickering, tiff, altercation, slanging match (Brit.), turf war (informal), angry exchange, argy-bargy (Brit. informal), bagarre (French) He was involved in a legal wrangle with the Health Secretary.

wrangle

verb1. To quarrel noisily:brawl, broil, caterwaul, row.2. To engage in a quarrel:argue, bicker, contend, dispute, fight, quarrel, quibble, spat, squabble, tiff.Informal: hassle, tangle.Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns.nounA discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed:altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural).Informal: hassle, rhubarb, tangle.

Translations

争吵吵嘴激辩

wrangle

(ˈrӕŋgl) verb to quarrel or argue angrily. 激烈爭吵 争吵，激辩 noun an angry argument. 激烈爭吵 争吵，激辩，吵嘴