DictionarywrangleManaging and controlling
verb

wrangle

Bring something difficult to manage under control.

She wrangled the tangled cables into a neat bundle.

Etymology

Wrangle extended from contentious struggling to wrestling with a difficult task. Managing animals or complicated arrangements applies that effort to bringing them under control.

In context

This Week in Science (TWIS)91:12
this is this is definitely moving in the right direction so we don't have to Wrangle dangerous animals to harness things from them Venom yeah absolutely scorpion milker p is gonna love that one
Wait For It... - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 626

More examples

  • He spent the afternoon wrangling a difficult spreadsheet.
  • The assistant wrangles the performers into position before each scene.
  • They managed to wrangle the loose horses back through the gate.

Forms

wrangle · wrangles · wrangled · wrangling

Similar words

manage
Manage is neutral; wrangle emphasizes difficulty or energetic effort.
corral
Corral gathers or confines; wrangle can also control information, equipment, or unruly plans.