wrangle.
To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
Meaning & usage
To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
Followed by out of: to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining.
To speak or write (something) in an argumentative or contentious manner.
To spend (time) arguing or quarrelling.
To herd (horses or other livestock).
To herd (horses or other livestock). To manage or supervise (people).
To herd (horses or other livestock). To gather and organize (data, facts, information, etc.), especially in a way which requires sentience rather than automated methods alone, as in data wrangling.
Followed by out of: to compel or drive (someone or something) away through arguing.
Followed by out: to put forward arguments on (a case, a matter disagreed upon, etc.).
To cause (oneself) grief through arguing or quarrelling.
To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.
To make harsh noises as if quarrelling.
To argue, to debate; also (dated), to debate or discuss publicly, especially about a thesis at a university.
Where this word comes from
The verb is derived from Middle English wranglen, wrangle (“to contend with (someone) in a test of strength; (figuratively) to make misleading arguments to entrap”); from a Middle Dutch or Middle Low German word related to Middle Dutch wrangen and Middle Low German wrangen (“to cause an uproar; to struggle, wrestle”) (whence Low German wrangeln (“to wrangle”)), related to Middle Dutch wringen (“to twist; to wrest; to wring; to struggle, wrestle”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wringaną (“to squeeze; to twist; to wring”). The noun is derived from the verb. Cognates * Danish vringle (“to twist, entangle”) * German rangeln (“to wrestle”)
An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; an altercation.
Angry disputation; noisy quarrelling.
Wrangle and bloodshed followed thence.
A contentious argument or response.
A controversy.
Where this word comes from
The verb is derived from Middle English wranglen, wrangle (“to contend with (someone) in a test of strength; (figuratively) to make misleading arguments to entrap”); from a Middle Dutch or Middle Low German word related to Middle Dutch wrangen and Middle Low German wrangen (“to cause an uproar; to struggle, wrestle”) (whence Low German wrangeln (“to wrangle”)), related to Middle Dutch wringen (“to twist; to wrest; to wring; to struggle, wrestle”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wringaną (“to squeeze; to twist; to wring”). The noun is derived from the verb. Cognates * Danish vringle (“to twist, entangle”) * German rangeln (“to wrestle”)
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.