Wrangle
Pronunciation : Wran"gle
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See Wrong, Wring.]
Definition : 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.
i. [imp. & p. p. Wrangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wrangling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Wran"gle
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil. [R.] Bp. Sanderson.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Wran"gle
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation.
Syn. -- Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest; controversy. See Altercation.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913