wrangling

Meaning of wrangling

noun
  1. engagement in a long, complicated dispute or argument.
    weeks of political wrangling
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. have a long, complicated dispute or argument.
    the bureaucrats continue wrangling over the fine print
  2. round up, herd, or take charge of (livestock).
    the horses were wrangled early

late Middle English: compare with Low German wrangeln, frequentative of wrangen ‘to struggle’; related to wring.

Information about wrangling

  • The plural form of wrangling is: wranglings.
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Hyphenation of wrangling

wran-gling

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • wrangling is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

wrangling synonyms

Meaning haggle:

haggle, haggling, wrangle

Meaning exchange or express diverging or opposite views, typically in a heated or angry way:

argue

Meaning have a heated argument or disagreement:

quarrel

Meaning a number of people or things in a more or less straight line:

row

Meaning argue about petty and trivial matters:

bicker

Meaning quarrel noisily over a trivial matter:

squabble

Meaning argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner:

debate

Meaning have or express a different opinion:

disagree

Meaning struggle to surmount (a difficulty):

contend

Meaning quarrel or argue:

fight

Meaning engage in a war:

war

Meaning struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something:

battle

Meaning be engaged in a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute:

feud

Meaning have a forceful disagreement:

clash

Meaning engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle:

grapple

Meaning fight or quarrel in a rough or noisy way:

brawl

Meaning a thick, strong pole such as is used for a mast or yard on a ship:

spar

Meaning struggle with a difficulty or problem:

wrestle

Meaning move or cause to move into a sloping position:

tilt

Meaning discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal:

scrap

Meaning dispute or argue noisily and publicly:

altercate

wrangling antonyms

Meaning have the same opinion about something; concur:

agree

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