wrangle

[US]/'ræŋg(ə)l/
[UK]/'ræŋɡl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. quarrel; have a dispute
n. a heated argument

Phrases & Collocations

wrangle over money

political wrangle

wrangle in court

Example Sentences

I don’t want to get into a wrangle with the committee.

an insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments.

the horses were wrangled early.

The wrangle between the school and the local council has gone on for two years.

they wrangled and finagled over the fine points.

The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports.

Real-world Examples

He was reluctant to plunge into the bitter partisan wrangle.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

It can be a drag wrangling four little ones.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation April 2021

It make sure they really know how to wrangle the employees. Like Kim, she never buses her tables.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

So if he doesn't, and if there is a legal wrangle, who sorts it out, the Supreme Court.

Source: BBC Listening September 2020 Collection

Charles and Hal wrangled whenever Mercedes gave them a chance.

Source: The Call of the Wild

But for military leaders lower in rank, wrangling KBR was impossible.

Source: New York Times

Jenna. Thanks for helping wrangle the volunteers. -Of course. For a good cause.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

This is the first day she's wrangling her students from her dining room table.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

But as wrangles about Brexit and racism swirled around him, he resolved to read up.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He's wrangled support from across hundreds of acres of farmland, at least 11 rural counties.

Source: CNN Listening November 2013 Collection

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