wrangle

ˈræŋɡəl

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of wrangle - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

conflict

intr.

argue or quarrel noisily and angrily

intr.

They wrangled over the details for hours.

bicker

squabble

data

tr.

gather and organize data or information

tr.

He wrangled the data for the report.

arrange

marshal

organize

agriculture

tr.

Rare

herd and manage livestock or people

tr.

Rare

He wrangled the cattle into the pen.

corral

drive

herd

Noun

disputecontroversy or intense argument

The policy change sparked a wrangle in the community.

argument

dispute

quarrel

agriculture

TECH.

act of herding livestock

TECH.

He was skilled in the wrangle of horses across the plains..

drive

herding

roundup

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legal wrangle

argument or fight about law in court or with lawyers

The contract led to a long legal wrangle.

Origin of wrangle

Dutch, wrangelen (to dispute)

Examples of wrangle in a sentence

Politicians wrangled endlessly during the debate.
She wrangled the survey results into a comprehensive chart.
The team wrangled information from various sources for the project.
She wrangled the sheep through the narrow gate.
They wrangled the tourists into the buses efficiently.
The wrangle over the contract lasted for weeks.

A wrangle erupted between the neighbors over the fence.
The wrangle of cattle was a daily task for the ranchers.
During the wrangle, the cowboys worked from dawn till dusk.

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French:se disputer, querelle, ...
German:streiten, Streit, ...
Italian:litigare, dibattito, ...
Spanish:discutir, disputa, ...
Portuguese:discutir, disputa, ...
Chinese:争吵, 争执, ...
Japanese:口論する, 論争, ...
Arabic:تَشَاجَرَ, جِدَال, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְוַכֵּחַ, וִיכּוּחַ, ...
Russian:спорить, спор, ...
Ukrainian:сперечатися, суперечка, ...
Hindi:झगड़ना, विवाद, ...
Bengali:ঝগড়া করা, বিবাদ, ...
Catalan:barallar-se, controvèrsia, ...
Czech:hádat se, spor, ...
Danish:skændes, strid, ...
Dutch:twisten, geschil, ...
Greek:διαπληκτίζομαι, διαμάχη, ...
Hungarian:veszekedni, viszály, ...
Khmer:ឈ្លោះប្រកែកគ្នា, ជម្លោះ, ...
Korean:언쟁하다, 논쟁, ...
Persian:مشاجره کرد, مشاجره, ...
Polish:kłócić się, spór, ...
Portuguese (BR):discutir, disputa, ...
Romanian:a se certa, dispută, ...
Swedish:käbbla, tvist, ...
Thai:ทะเลาะ, การโต้เถียง, ...
Turkish:tartışmak, tartışma, ...
Vietnamese:tranh cãi, cuộc tranh cãi, ...

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