wrangling

verb

present participle of wrangle
as in bickering
to express different opinions about something often angrily a town meeting at which local residents wrangled for hours about property taxes

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Recent Examples of wrangling We were drawn to his energy, his inventiveness and his calm-cool that’s vital to wrangling so many different parts, people and palettes. — Ashley Sp, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 But wrangling leaders in both countries to take action could be a long shot. — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026 No mothers wrangling two children and a baby in a stroller, as my mother once had. — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026 As the quartet’s planning proceeds, complete with a Lego model of the bank premises, Hamza’s wrangling for a larger share of the haul is relentless. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026 There was more than enough to do and most importantly no car seat wrangling required. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026 Perhaps counterintuitively, 40 years of wrangling point not toward banning surrogacy, but to the steps needed to regulate it. — Arthur L. Caplan, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026 Wireless charge pad Wireless charge pads are convenient devices that eliminate the hassle of wrangling power cords. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026 Once again, Overton was in the middle of wrangling between the White House and HHS. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrangling
  1. bickering
  2. arguing
  3. fighting
  4. quarreling
Verb
  • Like law enforcement agents everywhere, they’re disposed to bickering about jurisdiction or pumping each other for off-limits information.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
  • There’s striker Josie Gordon, bickering twin sisters Siobhan and Niamh, glove-shunning goalie Katie ‘Boots’ Quinn and couple Maddie and Margy.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of bickering
Verb
  • The Virginia appeals court is being asked to invalidate the amendment, arguing state lawmakers failed to follow proper procedures before putting it before voters.
    — Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Means, along with his sister, came to prominence within the MAHA movement by arguing that ultraprocessed foods, additives and pesticides could be blamed for many of the chronic health conditions facing Americans.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of arguing
Verb
  • The discovery raises the possibility of a grim outcome in the search for the four men, which has led to El Salvador deploying 450 special forces soldiers to Haiti as of Friday to aid the gang-fighting force in the search.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The whole idea is for Israel to keep fighting, because endless wars serve Netanyahu to maintain… a constant state of emergency.
    — Daniel Estrin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of fighting
Verb
  • The two were among two quarreling groups inside the club that began to fight, according to the report.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Sunday, a caller reported hearing two men quarreling and someone stating that a person would be taken into custody.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of quarreling

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“Wrangling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrangling. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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