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to wrangle

to wrangle

12 6.9
To control a group of children or people with difficulty
  • verb
  • /ˈræŋɡəl/
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  • This is like trying to wrangle a puppy.
  • wrangle the kids
  • manage to wrangle
  • try to wrangle

The thing that we got much better at in the later seasons was wrangling crowds.

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Examples

  • For years, though, wildlife biologists, conservationists, and government officials had wrangled over how best to save the birds.

    Academic text (1999)

  • She's usually so good at wrangling these kids.

    Camp Hideout (2023)

  • I see both sides kicking the can down the road for a few months while they wrangle about what to do with the budget.

    Blog text (19)

  • I'm tempted to wrangle the kids downstairs right now, and get it over with.

    Uncut Gems (2019)

  • Students may soon find themselves wrangling not only with the science but also with the equipment at their fingertips.

    Academic text (2012)

  • I needed all my patience to wrangle the children during the long car ride.

  • It was a challenge to wrangle the group of kids for the field trip.

  • She managed to wrangle the students together for the art class despite their distractions.

Synonyms

to crack the whip
vsto wrangle
5 6.8

To use firm authority to make people work harder and follow rules

manages people through effort and difficulty rather than strict pressure

Antonyms

to neglect
256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

Idioms

to wrangle a better deal
6.3

To negotiate strongly to get a better price or better terms

Phrasal Verbs

to wrangle funds
7.0

To get money by asking people and working hard

How Controlling

to control
∞ 2.4
to wrangle
12 6.9
to supervise
189 3.5
to manage
643 2.7
to guide
313 1.0
help
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

wrangle infinitive
wrangled past
wrangled past participle
wrangling present participle
wrangles third person singular

Etymology

Wrangle kept the idea of a 'struggle', so it can mean you must work hard to manage or control people, like getting a group of children to behave.