Meaning & use
Wrangled
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Argued persistently and often noisily about something, or herded and managed livestock.
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The committee wrangled for hours over the wording of the final clause.
Cowboys wrangled the cattle back into the corral before the storm hit.
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In American English, wrangle developed a distinct sense related to herding livestock, giving rise to the term 'wrangler.'
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