Wrangle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an angry dispute

an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈæŋɡəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaŋɡəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaŋɡəl/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈæŋɡəl/.

Examples

they had a quarrel
they had words
The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

run-in dustup words wrangling row haggle brawl quarrel haggling

Parts of Speech

noun	an angry dispute “they had a quarrel”
noun	an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
verb	to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively “The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street”
verb	herd and care for “wrangle horses”

Word Forms

quarrel	verb	have a disagreement over something
wrangle	verb	to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
haggle	verb	wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
brawl	noun	a noisy fight in a crowd
brawler	noun	a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls)
wrangle	noun	an angry dispute
wrangler	noun	someone who argues noisily or angrily
wrangling	noun	an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

streiten

ein wütender Streit

🇫🇷French

dispute

une dispute en colère

🇪🇸Spanish

reñir a

una disputa enojada

🇮🇹Italian

litigare

una disputa rabbiosa

🇳🇱Dutch

ruzie

een boze ruzie

🇵🇹Portuguese

disputar

uma disputa furiosa

🇷🇺Russian

пререкания

гневный спор

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लड़ाई

एक क्रोधपूर्ण विवाद

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝগড়া

একটি রাগান্বিত বিরোধ

🇮🇳Tamil

சண்டை

ஒரு கோபமான தகராறு

🇮🇳Telugu

గొడవ

కోపంతో కూడిన వివాదం

🇮🇳Marathi

भांडण

संतप्त वाद

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝઘડો

ગુસ્સો વિવાદ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಗಳ

ಕೋಪಗೊಂಡ ವಿವಾದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഴക്ക്

ഒരു കോപാകുല തർക്കം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਗੜਾ

ਇੱਕ ਗੁੱਸੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਵਾਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھگڑا

ناراض تنازعہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

争吵

愤怒的争执

🇯🇵Japanese

喧嘩する

怒りの論争

🇰🇷Korean

논쟁

분노한 논쟁

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cãi nhau

tranh chấp giận dữ

🇹🇭Thai

โต้เถียง

ข้อพิพาทที่โกรธเคือง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertengkar

perselisihan yang penuh kemarahan

🇵🇭Filipino

awayan

isang galit na pagtatalo

🇲🇾Malay

bergaduh

perselisihan yang marah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشاجرة

نزاع غاضب

🇮🇷Persian

دعوا کردن

یک دعوای عصبانی

🇹🇷Turkish

çekişmek

kızgın bir tartışma

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִסְתַכסֵך

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