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wrangle (v.)

late 14c., from Low German wrangeln "to dispute, to wrestle," related to Middle Low German wringen, from Proto-Germanic *wrang-, from *wrengh-, nasalized variant of *wergh- "to turn," from PIE root *wer- (2) "to turn, bend." Meaning "take charge of horses" is by 1897, American English. Related: Wrangled; wrangling. The noun is recorded from 1540s.

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Definitions of wrangle from WordNet
1
wrangle (v.)
to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively;
The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street
Synonyms: brawl
wrangle (v.)
herd and care for;
wrangle horses
2
wrangle (n.)
an angry dispute;
Synonyms: quarrel / row / words / run-in / dustup
wrangle (n.)
an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining);
Synonyms: haggle / haggling / wrangling
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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