GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

last match results

Found 3 definitions

1.       
   Wrangle , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wrangled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wrangling .] [OE. wranglen to wrestle.  See Wrong, Wring.]
   1913 Webster
   To argue; to debate; to dispute.  [Obs.]
   1913 Webster
   To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate.  “In spite of occasional wranglings.”  
   Macaulay.
   
   1913 Webster
   For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle.
   Shak.
   
   1913 Webster
   He did not know what it was to wrangle on indifferent points.
   Addison.
   
   1913 Webster
   
         
       

2.       
   Wrangle, v. t. To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil.  [R.]
   Bp. Sanderson.
   
   1913 Webster
         
       

3.       
   Wrangle , n. An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation.
   1913 Webster
   Syn. -- Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest; controversy.  See Altercation.
   1913 Webster