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Meanings of wrangle in English

Portuguese
controvérsia
Catalan
batussa
Spanish
altercado

An angry dispute.

controvérsia
Catalan
regateig

An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)

regateig
Portuguese
porfiar
Catalan
discutir-se
Spanish
pelearse

To quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively.

porfiar
Synonyms
Examples for "brawl"
Examples for "brawl"
1
Clearly the latter were the result of the brawl with Liza Cooper.
The Complete Jack the Ripper
2
However, the brawl may have aided Apple slightly in the long run.
The Guardian
3
The brawl lasted several minutes until the guards retreated outside the compound.
Radio NZ
4
The confirmation process became a political brawl that deepened the country's divisions.
Reuters
5
Europe was reduced to a gigantic street brawl from Madrid to Moscow.
Apocalypse of the Dead
Usage of wrangle in English
1
But a Greek minister stopped the order after a two-year legal wrangle.
Reuters
2
Stan would wrangle the pathology and forensics report from law enforcement authorities.
Calamity jayne
3
Still, a long legal wrangle would be bad for the Indian economy.
Reuters
4
The project would sidestep the U.S. political wrangle that has ensnared Keystone.
Reuters
5
They wrangle, they agree, and we are to be married in June.
The red queen
6
She was awakened by a wrangle and then-butlet her tell it:
The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me
7
She'd never heard a wrangle between Hoffman and the Chairman firsthand before.
Jacinto's Remnant
8
There's no one easier to wrangle licenses and contracts with than yourself.
Wired
9
And from that point they went on to a thoroughly embittering wrangle.
Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story
10
You'll never have to wrangle an ironing board from the cupboard again.
News.com.au
11
Will they wrangle then with you in the presence of their Lord?
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
12
For a unique wrangle, can you find the original Barbie patent online?
Wired
13
It's no more difficult to wrangle than a piece of Swedish furniture.
Wired
14
The Master said, 'The superior man is dignified, but does not wrangle.
The Analects of Confucius (from the Chinese Classics)
15
Till then it is idle to wrangle, and to lose one's temper.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 18...
16
I am not come here to wrangle with you about your slaves.
Marzio's Crucifix, and Zoroaster
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Translations for wrangle
Wrangle through the time
Wrangle across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common