noun / verb
wrangle
A heated dispute or taking part in one.
The neighbors wrangle across the table with emphatic gestures.
Etymology
Wrangle belongs to an old family of words for quarrelling or contentious struggle. It names a heated dispute and the act of taking part.
In context
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More examples
- A long wrangle delayed approval of the budget.
- They were still wrangling about who should pay.
- The meeting ended in a bitter wrangle.
Forms
wrangle · wrangles · wrangled · wrangling
Similar words
- quarrel
- A quarrel is any angry disagreement; wrangle suggests prolonged disputing over details or competing claims.
- bicker
- Bicker argues over small matters; wrangle can concern a substantial dispute.