wrangling
16
6.7
- noun
- /ˈræŋɡlɪŋ/
:
disputa
- Even after Sebelius, state constitutional wrangling and recriminations over the Affordable Care Act will probably continue.
- bureaucratic wrangling
- political wrangling
- legal wrangling
So there was wrangling and there was wrangling over the definition.
- So there was wrangling and there was wrangling over the definition.
Examples
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With these changes, we hope to resolve what has been a very prolonged negotiation, bedeviled by much wrangling over details.
Academic text (2000) -
-After months of legal wrangling, the judge has ordered in favor of the mother.
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So there was wrangling and there was wrangling over the definition.
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On 30 June 1995, after years of wrangling, Britain and China signed an agreement on financial support for the new airport.
Academic text (1999) -
After years of wrangling, it's time to pay the piper.
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And after years of court wrangling, it's now time to pay the piper!
Fiction book (2001) -
The debate over alternative fuels was dominated by wrangling over the precise level of oxygen requirements.
Academic text (1992) -
The electorate wants a responsible government, but without the political wrangling that responsible parties entail.
Academic text (1992) -
After two years of legal wrangling, the matter ended up in a Minneapolis court, where a judge sided with the two men.
Academic text (2011) -
After months of persistent wrangling, the two politicians finally reached a compromise.
Synonyms
675
2.4
A strong argument between people or groups, often public
465
4.9
A long public disagreement that causes strong arguments between people
384
3.0
A serious argument about something important that lasts a long time
138
8.0
A complaint or argument between people
74
6.0
A noisy argument between people
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
41
5.2
An angry argument with someone
34
6.5
A strong disagreement between people or groups
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
5
3.7
An argument where people speak loudly and with strong feelings
4
5.8
A short angry argument where people try to gain an advantage
2
7.4
A noisy argument that lasts a long time
2
2.4
A time when people strongly disagree and speak loudly
2
9.1
A noisy public fight or argument that causes trouble
1
7.5
A public argument where people attack each other's ideas
1
9.9
A noisy argument between people about a small issue
1
8.6
A noisy argument between people, often in public
1
6.2
A short angry argument between people
1
9.9
An argument between people that uses angry words
A bitter, angry argument that causes hard feelings
A very angry, petty argument with personal insults
Antonyms
How Heated
93
4.2
16
6.7
384
3.0
617
2.3
- Formal
∞
2.0
268
1.6
∞
1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wrangling comes from the older verb wrangle, which once meant 'to wrestle' or 'to struggle'. So, imagine people 'wrestling' with an idea or problem, and you can see why wrangling means a long, heated argument.