Wran"gle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wrangled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Wrangling (?).] [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See Wrong, Wring.]
1.
To argue; to debate; to dispute.
[Obs.]
2.
To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate.
"In spite of occasional
wranglings."
Macaulay.
For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle.
Shak.
He did not know what it was to wrangle on indifferent points.
Addison.
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Wran"gle, v. t.
To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil.
[R.]
Bp. Sanderson.
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Wran"gle (?), n.
An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation.
Syn. -- Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest; controversy. See Altercation.
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