Wrangling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)

to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈæŋɡəlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaŋɡəlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaŋɡəlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈæŋɡəlɪŋ/.

Examples

The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street
wrangle horses

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wrangle haggle brawl haggling

Parts of Speech

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

haggle	verb	wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
wrangle	verb	to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
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

Gerangel

ein Beispiel intensiver Auseinandersetzung (z. B. beim Verhandeln)

🇫🇷French

se disputer

un cas de dispute intense (comme dans une négociation)

🇪🇸Spanish

discutiendo

un caso de discusión intensa (como en la negociación)

🇮🇹Italian

litigando

un esempio di discussione intensa (come nella contrattazione)

🇳🇱Dutch

ruzie maken

een voorbeeld van intense discussie (zoals bij onderhandelen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

disputa

um exemplo de discussão intensa (como na negociação)

🇷🇺Russian

пререкания

пример интенсивного спора (например, при переговорах)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तकरार

गहन बहस का एक उदाहरण (सौदेबाजी के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝগড়া

তীব্র তর্কের একটি উদাহরণ (যেমন দর কষাকষি)

🇮🇳Tamil

சண்டையிடுதல்

தீவிர வாதத்தின் ஒரு நிகழ்வு (பேரம் பேசுவது போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

తగాదా

తీవ్రమైన వాదన యొక్క ఉదాహరణ (బేరసారాలలో వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

भांडण

तीव्र वादाचे एक उदाहरण (बार्गेनिंगप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝઘડો

તીવ્ર દલીલનું ઉદાહરણ (જેમ કે સોદાબાજીમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಗಳ

ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ವಾದದ ನಿದರ್ಶನ (ಚೌಕಾಶಿಯಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

തർക്കിക്കുന്നു

തീവ്രമായ തർക്കത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു ഉദാഹരണം (വിലപേശൽ പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਗੜਾ

ਤੀਬਰ ਬਹਿਸ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਉਦਾਹਰਣ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਸੌਦੇਬਾਜ਼ੀ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

جھگڑا

شدید دلیل کی ایک مثال (جیسا کہ سودے بازی میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

争论

激烈争论的例子（如讨价还价）

🇯🇵Japanese

口論する

（交渉などの）激しい議論の例

🇰🇷Korean

승강이

격렬한 논쟁의 예(교섭에서와 같이)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cãi vã

một trường hợp tranh luận căng thẳng (như trong thương lượng)

🇹🇭Thai

การทะเลาะวิวาท

กรณีของการโต้เถียงที่รุนแรง (เช่นในการเจรจาต่อรอง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertengkaran

contoh argumen yang intens (seperti dalam tawar-menawar)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtatalo

isang halimbawa ng matinding argumento (tulad ng sa bargaining)

🇲🇾Malay

bergaduh

contoh perdebatan sengit (seperti dalam tawar-menawar)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المشاحنات

مثال على الحجة الشديدة (كما في المساومة)

🇮🇷Persian

دعوا کردن

نمونه ای از مجادله شدید (مانند چانه زنی)

🇹🇷Turkish

çekişme

Yoğun bir tartışma örneği (pazarlıkta olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

התנצחות

מקרה של ויכוח אינטנסיבי (כמו במיקוח)

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