wrangle
noun/ˈræŋɡl/
/ˈræŋɡl/
- an argument that is complicated and continues over a long period of time
- wrangle between A and B a legal wrangle between the company and their suppliers
- wrangle (with somebody) (over something) He is currently locked in a bitter wrangle with his wife over custody of the children.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2- The legal wrangle continues.
- The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports.
- The wrangle between the school and the local authority has gone on for two years.
- a lengthy planning wrangle over the height of the building
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bitter
- lengthy
- long-running
- …
- be drawn into
- have
- ensue
- continue
- in a/the wrangle
- wrangle between
- wrangle over
- …
More Like This Silent lettersSilent lettersWord Originlate Middle English: compare with Low German wrangeln, frequentative of wrangen ‘to struggle’; related to wring.Definitions on the go
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