wrangle
/ˈɹeɪ̯ŋɡəl/ verb C1- To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
- Followed by out of: to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining.
- To herd (horses or other livestock).
- To manage or supervise (people).
- To gather and organize (data, facts, information, etc.), especially in a way which requires sentience rather than automated methods alone, as in data wrangling.
- To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.
- To make harsh noises as if quarrelling.
- To argue, to debate; also (dated), to debate or discuss publicly, especially about a thesis at a university.
Plural wrangle · He/she/it wrangles · Past wrangled · Past participle wrangled · -ing form wrangling
Verb forms
- Base form
- wrangle
- He/she/it
- wrangles
- Past
- wrangled
- Past participle
- wrangled
- -ing form
- wrangling
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