wrangle
verb/ˈræŋɡl/
/ˈræŋɡl/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they wrangle | /ˈræŋɡl/ /ˈræŋɡl/ |
| he / she / it wrangles | /ˈræŋɡlz/ /ˈræŋɡlz/ |
| past simple wrangled | /ˈræŋɡld/ /ˈræŋɡld/ |
| past participle wrangled | /ˈræŋɡld/ /ˈræŋɡld/ |
| -ing form wrangling | /ˈræŋɡlɪŋ/ /ˈræŋɡlɪŋ/ |
- to argue angrily and usually for a long time about something
- wrangle over/about something They're still wrangling over the financial details.
- wrangle with somebody Police officers wrangled with the youths and then fired tear gas to force them back.
- wrangle with somebody over/about something Britain was still wrangling with Brussels about the terms of its departure from the EU.
Word Originlate Middle English: compare with Low German wrangeln, frequentative of wrangen ‘to struggle’; related to wring.Want to learn more?
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