noun
Meaning 1
contention; gainstriving
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
wrangling
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/
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Canada, General-American: /ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/
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Canada, General-American: [ˈɹɛəŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ] /æ/raising
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Canada, General-American: /ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/
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Canada, General-American: [ˈɹɛəŋ.ɡlɪŋ] /æ/raising
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Australian: /ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/
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Australian: /ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/
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New-Zealand: /ˈɹɛŋ.ɡə.ləŋ/
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New-Zealand: /ˈɹɛŋ.ɡləŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: R AE1 NG G AH0 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: R AE1 NG G L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
dispute; disputation; quarreling
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a dispute; a contentious argument; a brawl
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of wrangle
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 5
an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: haggle, haggling, wrangle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bargaining
History
Etymology
From Middle English wranglyng, wranglinge, equivalent to wrangle + -ing.
From wrangle + -ing.