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wrangling |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wrangle \Wran"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wrangled}; p. pr & vb n. {Wrangling}.] [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See {Wrong}, {Wring}.] 1. To argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.] 2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate. ``In spite of occasional wranglings.'' --Macaulay. For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle. --Shak. He did not know what it was to wrangle on indifferent points. --Addison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: wrangling n : an instance of intense bargaining [syn: {haggle}, {haggling}, {wrangle}]
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