wrangle

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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”)

96 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: препирня (prepirnja) — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Czech: hádka — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Czech: pře — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Czech: rozepře — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Finnish: kiista — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Finnish: rähinä — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Finnish: riita — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Finnish: sanasota — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Finnish: tora — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Ancient Greek: κολῳός (kolōiós) — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Hungarian: civakodás — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Hungarian: összetűzés — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Hungarian: veszekedés — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Irish: caitleáil — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Irish: callóid — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Irish: clampar — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Irish: pléadáil — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Irish: siosma — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Portuguese: briga — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Romanian: ceartă aprinsă — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Spanish: altercado — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Spanish: disputa — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Spanish: gresca — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Swedish: gräl — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Swedish: käbbel — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Swedish: munhuggande — angry dispute; noisy quarrel
• Bulgarian: караница (karanica) — angry disputation; noisy quarrelling
• Bulgarian: кавга (kavga) — angry disputation; noisy quarrelling
• Finnish: kiistely — angry disputation; noisy quarrelling
• Finnish: rähinöinti — angry disputation; noisy quarrelling
• Finnish: riitely — angry disputation; noisy quarrelling
• Finnish: torailu — angry disputation; noisy quarrelling
• German: Rangelei — angry disputation; noisy quarrelling
• German: Streit — angry disputation; noisy quarrelling
• Irish: clismirt — angry disputation; noisy quarrelling
• Portuguese: disputar — angry disputation; noisy quarrelling
• Russian: перебра́нка (perebránka) — angry disputation; noisy quarrelling
• Russian: спор (spor) — angry disputation; noisy quarrelling
• Russian: ссо́ра (ssóra) — angry disputation; noisy quarrelling
• Spanish: riña — angry disputation; noisy quarrelling
• Finnish: suostutella — to convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending
• Finnish: taivutella — to convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending
• Finnish: saada riitelemällä — to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining
• Finnish: kirjoittaa kärkevästi — to speak or write (something) in an argumentative or contentious manner
• Finnish: polemisoida — to speak or write (something) in an argumentative or contentious manner
• Finnish: puhua kärkevästi — to speak or write (something) in an argumentative or contentious manner
• Czech: přít se — to spend (time) arguing or quarrelling
• Czech: hádat se — to spend (time) arguing or quarrelling
• Czech: dohadovat se — to spend (time) arguing or quarrelling
• Finnish: kinastella — to spend (time) arguing or quarrelling
• Finnish: riidellä — to spend (time) arguing or quarrelling
• Finnish: väitellä — to spend (time) arguing or quarrelling
• Bashkir: көтөү (kötöw) — to herd (horses or other livestock); to manage or supervise (people)
• Bulgarian: работя като каубой (rabotja kato kauboj) — to herd (horses or other livestock); to manage or supervise (people)
• Czech: hnát (stádo) — to herd (horses or other livestock); to manage or supervise (people)
• Finnish: paimentaa — to herd (horses or other livestock); to manage or supervise (people)
• German: treiben — to herd (horses or other livestock); to manage or supervise (people)
• Portuguese: pastorar — to herd (horses or other livestock); to manage or supervise (people)
• Romanian: păstori — to herd (horses or other livestock); to manage or supervise (people)
• Swedish: driva — to herd (horses or other livestock); to manage or supervise (people)
• Swedish: valla — to herd (horses or other livestock); to manage or supervise (people)
• Swedish: leda — to herd (horses or other livestock); to manage or supervise (people)
• Finnish: siistiä — to gather and organize (data, facts, information, etc.), especially in a way which requires sentience rather than automated methods alone
• Bulgarian: карам се (karam se) — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Bulgarian: препирам се (prepiram se) — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Czech: přít se — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Czech: hádat se — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Finnish: kiistellä — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Finnish: rähistä — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Finnish: riidellä — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Finnish: torailla — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• French: disputer — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• French: quereller — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• German: rangeln — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• German: streiten — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Hungarian: civakodik — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Hungarian: pörlekedik — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Hungarian: veszekedik — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Latin: altercor — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Low German: wrangeln — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Māori: rure — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Māori: taungaungau — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Occitan: carpinhar — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Occitan: disputar — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Polish: kłócić się — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Polish: spierać — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Portuguese: disputar — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Romanian: dispută aprinsă — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Russian: пререка́ться (prerekátʹsja) — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Russian: спо́рить (spóritʹ) — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Russian: вздо́рить (vzdóritʹ) — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Swedish: gräla — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Swedish: käbbla — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Swedish: munhuggas — to quarrel angrily and noisily — see also bicker
• Finnish: rähistä — to make harsh noises as if quarrelling
• Finnish: väitellä — to debate or discuss publicly, especially about a thesis at a university