Crossword clues for wrangled
wrangled
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.]
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To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate. ``In spite of occasional wranglings.''
--Macaulay.For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle.
--Shak.He did not know what it was to wrangle on indifferent points.
--Addison.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: wrangle)
Usage examples of "wrangled".
Work on the motorway came to a virtual standstill while the various authorities responsible for the preservation of Guildstead Carbonell and law and order on the one hand wrangled with those responsible for the construction of the motorway and the destruction of the village on the other.
Mingolla wrangled the Cuban sideways and rammed him against the wall, pinning him there.
Tears shed in her sleep cooled on her cheeks, and she discovered she had wrangled her bedding into a tangled wad.
While this curious crew wrangled, Venus stood gazing off into God knew where, covering up with her long tresses.