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wrangling
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Wrangling
(gcide) | Wrangle \Wran"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wrangled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Wrangling.] [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See Wrong,
Wring.]
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1. To argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.]
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2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to
brawl; to altercate. "In spite of occasional wranglings."
--Macaulay.
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For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle. --Shak.
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He did not know what it was to wrangle on
indifferent points. --Addison.
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wrangling
(wn) | wrangling
n 1: an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) [syn:
haggle, haggling, wrangle, wrangling] |
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Wrangling
(gcide) | Wrangle \Wran"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wrangled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Wrangling.] [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See Wrong,
Wring.]
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1. To argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.]
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2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to
brawl; to altercate. "In spite of occasional wranglings."
--Macaulay.
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For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle. --Shak.
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He did not know what it was to wrangle on
indifferent points. --Addison.
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