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- pronunciation:
- wraeng
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
wrangles, wrangling, wrangled |
| definition: |
to quarrel noisily or heatedly.
Fans of the rival teams wrangled in the bar.- similar words:
- bicker, brawl, broil, tangle
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| related words: |
argue, combat, contend, disagree, dispute, fight, haggle, quarrel, spat, squabble, war |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to quarrel over.
They wrangled the question back and forth. |
| definition 2: |
to win or obtain by quarreling.
The employees wrangled a new contract out of management. |
| definition 3: |
to force by quarreling (usu. fol. by "into").
His business partner wrangled him into submission. |
| definition 4: |
in the western United States, to herd or tend (horses or cattle).
The cowboys wrangled the herd.
- similar words:
- herd
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| related words: |
clamor, controvert |
adverb + (v.)wrangle
easily, even, how, often, over, somehow, still
(v.)wrangle
+ noun
administration,
book,
challenge,
coffee,
college,
committee,
community,
company,
congress,
contractor,
cop,
couple,
court,
deal,
decision,
decoration,
door,
fixture,
food,
friend,
guard,
guy,
help,
holiday,
horse,
invitation,
issue,
job,
kid,
lawyer,
leader,
legislator,
lieutenant,
member,
month,
mood,
official,
others,
permit,
plan,
politician,
product,
rattler,
reform,
regulator,
researcher,
retailer,
senate,
shark,
speed,
spirit,
tank,
technology,
year
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a noisy or heated quarrel.
- similar words:
- affray, altercation, bicker, brawl, broil, tangle
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| related words: |
combat, controversy, tiff, word |
adjective + (n.)wrangle
diplomatic, endless, legal, long, political, prime, scientific
verb + (n.)wrangle
listen, turn
noun + (n.)wrangle
board, budget, disk, pro, sewer
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| derivation: |
wrangler (n.) |
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