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Wrangle (Verb)

Meaning 1

To quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively; "The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • The two politicians continued to wrangle on live television long after the debate had officially ended.
  • The bartender had to intervene to stop the argument escalating, but the two men continued to wrangle on the sidewalk.
  • Neighbours called the police to report a disturbance after the couple began to wrangle loudly in the middle of the night.
  • The teenagers were kicked out of the restaurant for being unruly and continued to wrangle on the streets outside.
  • The union representatives and management went behind closed doors to resolve their issues but the workers outside continued to wrangle.

Synonyms

  • Brawl

Hypernyms

  • Scrap
  • Altercate
  • Argufy
  • Quarrel

Related Words

  • Wrangle (noun)
  • Wrangling (noun)
  • Wrangler (noun)

Meaning 2

Herd and care for; "wrangle horses".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Examples

  • The young cowboy was tasked with wrangling the horses for the morning ride at the ranch.
  • It took several experienced ranch hands to wrangle the wild mustangs that had escaped from their enclosure.
  • She spent years learning how to wrangle cattle across vast open ranges in the American West.
  • The horse trainer had to wrangle the unruly stallion before it could be entered into the competition.
  • As a seasoned rancher, he knew how to wrangle a herd of cows through dense brush with relative ease.

Related Words

  • Wrangler (noun)
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