"wrangling" meaning in English

See wrangling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/ [Canada, General-American], [ˈɹɛəŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ] [Canada, General-American] (note: /æ/raising), /ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/ [Canada, General-American], [ˈɹɛəŋ.ɡlɪŋ] [Canada, General-American] (note: /æ/raising), /ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/ [Australia], /ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/ [Australia], /ˈɹɛŋ.ɡə.ləŋ/ [New-Zealand], /ˈɹɛŋ.ɡləŋ/ [New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-wrangling.ogg [US] Forms: wranglings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English wranglyng, wranglinge, equivalent to wrangle + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wranglyng}} Middle English wranglyng, {{suffix|en|wrangle|ing}} wrangle + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wrangling (countable and uncountable, plural wranglings)
  1. contention; gainstriving Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wrangling-en-noun-ZuhBVajU Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 22 38 8 31 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 28 34 8 30 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 25 33 5 37 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 23 39 6 32 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 24 9 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 23 36 8 32 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 49 24 4 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 24 4 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 26 2 21 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 63 18 3 17
  2. dispute; disputation; quarreling Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wrangling-en-noun-iRZWCOAJ Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 22 38 8 31 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 28 34 8 30 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 25 33 5 37 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 23 39 6 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 23 36 8 32
  3. a dispute; a contentious argument; a brawl Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wrangling-en-noun-ecwr8AyI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: content wrangling, data wrangling
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/ [Canada, General-American], [ˈɹɛəŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ] [Canada, General-American] (note: /æ/raising), /ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/ [Canada, General-American], [ˈɹɛəŋ.ɡlɪŋ] [Canada, General-American] (note: /æ/raising), /ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/ [Australia], /ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/ [Australia], /ˈɹɛŋ.ɡə.ləŋ/ [New-Zealand], /ˈɹɛŋ.ɡləŋ/ [New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-wrangling.ogg [US]
Etymology: From wrangle + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|wrangle|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} From wrangle + -ing. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wrangling
  1. present participle and gerund of wrangle Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: wrangle
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b6/En-us-wrangling.ogg/En-us-wrangling.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/En-us-wrangling.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹɛŋ.ɡə.ləŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹɛŋ.ɡləŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "wrangling"
}

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