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wranglenoun an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinionsthere was a bit of a wrangle over how much money to give the high school for its sports programs altercation, argle-bargle(chiefly British), argument, argy-bargy(chiefly British), battle royal, bicker, brawl, contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, falling-out, fight, hassle, imbroglio, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, rhubarb, row, scrap, set-to, spat, squabble, tiff clash, run-in, skirmish, tangle, tusslelogomachyfeud, vendettaattack, contention, dissension(also dissention)debate, difference, disputationfuss, objection, protest, protestationaffray(chiefly British), fisticuffs, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee(also mêlée)catfight wrangleverbto express different opinions about something often angrilya town meeting at which local residents wrangled for hours about property taxes altercate, argue, argufy, bicker, brabble, brawl, controvert, dispute, fall out, fight, hassle, jar, quarrel, quibble, row, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff challenge, dare, defyclash, contend, contest, tanglecavil, fuss, nitpickconsider, debate, discusskick, object, protest bandy words, butt heads, lock horns, mix it up coexist, get alongaccept, agree, assent, concur, consent n.quarrel, wrangle, altercation, squabble mean a noisy dispute usually marked by anger.quarrel implies heated verbal contention, stressing strained or severed relations which may persist beyond the contention.a quarrel nearly destroyed the relationship wrangle suggests undignified and often futile disputation with a noisy insistence on differing opinions.wrangle interminably about small issues altercation implies fighting with words as the chief weapon, although it may also connote blows.a loud public altercation squabble stresses childish and unseemly dispute over petty matters, but it need not imply bitterness or anger.a brief squabble over what to do next in the 14th century |