wrangle
2
7.4
- noun
- /ˈræŋɡəl/
:
disputa
- The temple lawyer is the local official responsible for marriage contracts, divorces and wrangles over property.
- a legal wrangle
- a diplomatic wrangle
- an endless wrangle
And there's so much legal wrangling and rambling to to do.
- And there's so much legal wrangling and rambling to to do.
Examples
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The community meeting turned into a heated wrangle over the proposed new housing development.
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Intellectual wrangles proliferate over who shall have the power to define the meaning of the past.
Academic text (1994) -
This produced a prolonged wrangle on its exact meaning.
Fiction book (1991) -
Some legal wrangles took years to unravel.
Fiction book (2001) -
Fences went up, cattle trails were barred... ...and a long and bloody wrangle began between cattlemen and homesteaders.
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If the political debates of the recent past have been too crude to appreciate the finer points of privacy, wrangles over our technological future are likely to be even more opaque.
Academic text (2004) -
First flashback: My last year on UCLA hoops was also Steve Lavin's first full season as coach, and during that season he and I had a habit of getting into some public wrangles during his media sessions.
Blog text (13) -
In the New York Times account of the wrangle, the Malaysian foreign minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, is quoted as saying that Prime Minister Keating's remarks went "beyond extreme."
Fiction book (1995) -
The two rival firms engaged in a lengthy wrangle that lasted for several months.
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After the presentation, there was a brief wrangle among the board members about the best course of action.
Synonyms
675
2.4
A strong argument between people or groups, often public
384
3.0
A serious argument about something important that lasts a long time
105
3.2
A short conflict between people or groups
61
2.0
An angry argument between people who are usually friendly
52
6.8
A noisy argument between people often in public
50
6.5
A noisy fight involving several people
42
3.9
Repeated small arguments about unimportant things that annoy people
41
5.2
An angry argument with someone
34
6.5
A strong disagreement between people or groups
16
6.7
A long heated argument about a specific issue
15
6.2
A long angry argument in public between opposing groups
12
3.5
An argument with strong feelings and different opinions
7
3.8
A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other
7
3.5
A strong angry disagreement between people with loud voices
2
9.1
A noisy public fight or argument that causes trouble
2
2.4
A time when people strongly disagree and speak loudly
1
9.9
A noisy argument between people about a small issue
1
8.6
A noisy argument between people, often in public
1
9.9
Loud, silly talk that has no useful meaning
A very angry, petty argument with personal insults
A bitter, angry argument that causes hard feelings
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Etymology
Wrangle as a noun is a noisy 'struggle' between people, so a wrangle is simply a long, loud argument.