Crossword clues for wrangling
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
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)
WordNet
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.