Sekirov Dictionary

wrangle

/ˈɹeɪ̯ŋɡəl/

verb13

  1. To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.
  2. (US) To herd (horses or other livestock).
  3. (humorous) To manage or supervise (people).
  4. (figurative) To gather and organize (data, facts, information, etc.), especially in a way which requires sentience rather than automated methods alone, as in data wrangling.
  5. To argue, to debate; also (dated), to debate or discuss publicly, especially about a thesis at a university.
  6. To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
  7. Followed by out of: to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining.
  8. To make harsh noises as if quarrelling.
  9. (no longer used, rare) To speak or write (something) in an argumentative or contentious manner.
  10. (no longer used) Followed by out: to put forward arguments on (a case, a matter disagreed upon, etc.).
  11. (no longer used, rare) To spend (time) arguing or quarrelling.
  12. (no longer used) Followed by out of: to compel or drive (someone or something) away through arguing.
  13. [with oneself] (no longer used) To cause (oneself) grief through arguing or quarrelling.

noun4

  1. An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; an altercation.
  2. Angry disputation; noisy quarrelling.
  3. A contentious argument or response.
  4. A controversy.
forms

wrangled · wrangledst · wrangling · wrangles · wrangleth · wranglest

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