wrangle 音标拼音: [r'æŋgəl]
vi . 争论,口角
vt . 辩驳,放牧
n . 口角,吵嘴
争论,口角辩驳,放牧口角,吵嘴
wrangle n 1 :
an angry dispute ; "
they had a quarrel "; "
they had words "
[
synonym : {
quarrel }, {
wrangle }, {
row }, {
words }, {
run -
in },
{
dustup }]
2 :
an instance of intense argument (
as in bargaining ) [
synonym :
{
haggle }, {
haggling }, {
wrangle }, {
wrangling }]
v 1 :
to quarrel noisily ,
angrily or disruptively ; "
The bar keeper threw them out ,
but they continued to wrangle on down the street " [
synonym : {
brawl }, {
wrangle }]
2 :
herd and care for ; "
wrangle horses "
Wrangle \
Wran "
gle \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Wrangled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Wrangling }.] [
OE .
wranglen to wrestle .
See {
Wrong },
{
Wring }.]
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1913 Webster ]
1 .
To argue ;
to debate ;
to dispute . [
Obs .]
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2 .
To dispute angrily ;
to quarrel peevishly and noisily ;
to brawl ;
to altercate . "
In spite of occasional wranglings ."
--
Macaulay .
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For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle . --
Shak .
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He did not know what it was to wrangle on indifferent points . --
Addison .
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Wrangle \
Wran "
gle \,
v .
t .
To involve in a quarrel or dispute ;
to embroil . [
R .] --
Bp .
Sanderson .
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Wrangle \
Wran "
gle \,
n .
An angry dispute ;
a noisy quarrel ;
a squabble ;
an altercation .
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Syn :
Altercation ;
bickering ;
brawl ;
jar ;
jangle ;
contest ;
controversy .
See {
Altercation }.
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1913 Webster ]
87 Moby Thesaurus words for "
wrangle ":
altercate ,
altercation ,
argue ,
argufy ,
argument ,
bandy words ,
bicker ,
bicker over ,
bickering ,
blood feud ,
brawl ,
broil ,
cage ,
caterwaul ,
cavil ,
choplogic ,
contend ,
contend about ,
contention ,
contest ,
controversy ,
corral ,
cross swords ,
cut and thrust ,
differ ,
discept ,
dispute ,
donnybrook ,
donnybrook fair ,
drive ,
drove ,
embroilment ,
fall out ,
feud ,
fight ,
fight over ,
flite ,
fliting ,
fracas ,
fuss ,
give and take ,
goad ,
hassle ,
have it out ,
have words ,
herd ,
imbroglio ,
join issue ,
lash ,
lock horns ,
logomachize ,
logomachy ,
moot ,
open quarrel ,
pettifog ,
plead ,
polemic ,
polemicize ,
polemize ,
prick ,
punch cattle ,
quarrel ,
quarrel over ,
quibble ,
ride herd on ,
round up ,
row ,
sharp words ,
shepherd ,
slanging match ,
snarl ,
spar ,
spat ,
spur ,
squabble ,
squabble over ,
strife ,
take issue with ,
take sides ,
thrash out ,
tiff ,
try conclusions ,
tussle ,
vendetta ,
whip ,
words ,
wrangle over
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