wrangling

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wrangling^¹

/ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/ UK
/ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/ UK
/ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/ Canada, US
[ˈɹɛəŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ] Canada, US
/ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/ Canada, US
[ˈɹɛəŋ.ɡlɪŋ] Canada, US
/ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/ Australia
/ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/ Australia
/ˈɹɛŋ.ɡə.ləŋ/ New Zealand
/ˈɹɛŋ.ɡləŋ/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

From Middle English wranglyng, wranglinge, equivalent to wrangle + -ing.

noun wranglings

countable, uncountable contention; gainstriving
countable, uncountable dispute; disputation; quarreling
countable, uncountable a dispute; a contentious argument; a brawl

wrangling^²

/ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/ UK
/ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/ UK
/ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/ Canada, US
[ˈɹɛəŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ] Canada, US
/ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/ Canada, US
[ˈɹɛəŋ.ɡlɪŋ] Canada, US
/ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/ Australia
/ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/ Australia
/ˈɹɛŋ.ɡə.ləŋ/ New Zealand
/ˈɹɛŋ.ɡləŋ/ New Zealand

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of wrangle

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@misc{wrangling_2026,
  title = {wrangling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wrangling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}