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To quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
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wrangling
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) [syn: haggle , haggling , wrangle ]
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Etymology 1 n. 1 contention; gainstriving 2 dispute; disputation; quarreling 3 a dispute; a contentious argument; a brawl Etymology 2 vb. (present participle of wrangle English)
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wrangle \Wran"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wrangled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wrangling .] [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See Wrong , Wring .] To argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.] To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate. ``In spite ...
Usage examples of wrangling.
The wranglings in his Parliament, the estrangements from Bute and consequently his mother, although the Princess Dowager did her best to keep a firm hold on him, made it impossible for him to turn to anyone for help.
Duillius, a former tribune, informed the plebs that, owing to incessant wranglings, no business was being transacted in the senate.
But the greatest alarm was caused by the perverse obstinacy of the consuls and their incessant wranglings in the senate.
Effective now, the normal political wranglings among Victoria, Catherine, Cythera, and all the rest have ceased.