noun
- angry or heated argument or dispute
verb
- present participle of wrangle: to argue angrily or engage in a heated dispute
- present participle of wrangle: to herd or manage livestock, especially horses or cattle
Usage: Western U.S.; ranching
Examples
- The political wrangling over the budget lasted for weeks.
- Stop wrangling with your sister about who gets the remote.
- The committee’s constant wrangling prevented any real progress.
- He spent the summer wrangling horses on his uncle’s ranch.
- The lawyers were wrangling over contract details.
- After hours of wrangling, they finally reached an agreement.
- The cowboys were wrangling cattle in the early morning.