/rang"geuhl/ , v. , wrangled, wrangling , n.
v.i.
1. to argue or dispute, esp. in a noisy or angry manner.
v.t.
2. to argue or dispute.
3. to tend or round up (cattle, horses, or other livestock).
4. to obtain, often by contrivance or scheming; wangle: He wrangled a job through a friend.
n.
5. a noisy or angry dispute; altercation.
[ 1350-1400; ME, appar. wrangeln, freq. of wrangen to struggle, make an uproar; akin to WRING ]
Syn. 1, 5. quarrel, brawl. 5. argument.