wrangle

1 of 2verb

/ˈræŋɡəl/

Forms:wrangles,wrangling,wrangled,wrangled

1

to have a noisy and intense argument

The siblings would often wrangle over who would get to choose the television channel.
Negotiators wrangled for months to broker a deal between the opposing sides.
The soccer players started to wrangle with the referees, disputing the decisions and causing a chaotic scene on the field.
The siblings continued to wrangle about the distribution of household chores, creating a commotion in the house.

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2

to herd or manage horses or other livestock

transitive

The cowboy wrangled the cattle across the open prairie.
She learned how to wrangle goats on her family's farm.
The rancher spent the morning wrangling the horses for the rodeo.
He enjoyed spending his weekends wrangling buffalo in the wilderness.
The park ranger wrangled the unruly ponies back to their designated grazing area.