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Definition of wrangle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wrangle

noun
 
/ˈræŋɡl/
 
/ˈræŋɡl/
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  1. 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 Examples
    • 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
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bitter
    • lengthy
    • long-running
    • …
    verb + wrangle
    • be drawn into
    • have
    wrangle + verb
    • ensue
    • continue
    preposition
    • in a/​the wrangle
    • wrangle between
    • wrangle over
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: compare with Low German wrangeln, frequentative of wrangen ‘to struggle’; related to wring.
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