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Wrangle
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation.
Synonyms: Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest; controversy. See Altercation.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.]
2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate. "In spite of occasional wranglings." Macaulay. For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle. Shak. He did not know what it was to wrangle on indifferent points. Addison.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil. [R.] Bp. Sanderson.