Wrangle

(răng'gl), v. i. [imp. & p. p. WRANGLED; p. pr. & vb. n. WRANGLING.] [I. Ger. wrangen, to wrestle, M. H. Ger. rangen, N. H. Ger. ringen, id., A-S. wringan, to wring, strain, press, L. Ger. & D. wringen, id., Dan. wringle, to twist. Cf. BRANGLE.]

1Sense 1. To engage in discussion; to argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.]

2Sense 2. 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.

(răng'gl), n. An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble. Syn.—Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest; controversy. See ALTERCATION.