wrangle

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wrangle

Two cowboys wrangle the horses back to the corral.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • An angry, noisy, or prolonged argument or dispute: A "wrangle" refers to a heated, often lengthy disagreement characterized by loud voices and strong emotions.
    • An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining): It can also describe a tough, drawn-out negotiation or debate over terms or details.

  2. Verb:

    • To argue or dispute angrily and noisily: The primary meaning is to engage in a loud, quarrelsome argument.
    • To herd and care for (livestock, especially horses): In a specific, chiefly North American context, it means to round up, manage, or tend to animals like horses or cattle.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The meeting turned into a long wrangle over budget allocations.
    • After the game, a wrangle broke out between the two groups of fans.

  • Verb (to argue):

    • The siblings would often wrangle over who got to use the computer first.
    • Politicians continued to wrangle about the new law late into the night.

  • Verb (to herd):

    • He spent the summer wrangling cattle on his uncle's ranch.
    • The job involves wrangling horses for the film production.
Advanced Usage

  • "Wrangle over": To argue persistently about a specific issue or object.

    • The lawyers wrangled over the exact wording of the contract for hours.

  • "Wrangle with": To struggle with or try to manage a difficult problem or concept.

    • She spent the afternoon wrangling with the new software's installation process. (This is a figurative extension of the verb.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Wrangler (n):
    • A person who wrangles or argues.
    • (Chiefly North American) A cowboy or cowgirl, especially one who tends saddle horses.
  • Wrangling (n/gerund): The act or process of arguing noisily or herding livestock.
Synonyms
  • Noun (argument): Quarrel, altercation, squabble, dispute, bickering.
  • Verb (to argue): Bicker, squabble, quarrel, argue, dispute.
  • Verb (to herd): Herd, round up, tend, manage.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Wrangle" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. The prepositions "over" and "with" are used as shown in the "Advanced Usage" section.)

Related Idioms
  • "A wrangle of...": While not a fixed idiom, "wrangle" can be used informally to describe a disorderly group, playing on its chaotic sense.
    • He had to manage a wrangle of reporters after the announcement.
wrangle

Two cowboys wrangle the horses back to the corral.

Noun
  1. an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
  2. an angry dispute
    • they had a quarrel
    • they had words
Verb
  1. herd and care for
    • wrangle horses
  2. to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
    • The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street

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