Meaning & use
wrangling
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Engaging in a long, complicated dispute or argument.
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The two lawyers spent hours wrangling over the contract's wording.
The committee members were still wrangling over the budget late into the night.
A note on using this word
Also commonly used for rounding up or managing livestock, as in "horse wrangling."
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agreeing
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2. verb
Rounding up, herding, or taking charge of livestock or animals.
He worked summers wrangling horses on a Montana ranch.
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