Wran"gle (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Wrangled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Wrangling (?).] [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See Wrong,
Wring.]
1. To argue; to debate; to dispute.
[Obs.]
2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and
noisily; to brawl; to altercate. "In spite of occasional
wranglings." Macaulay.
For a score of kingdoms you should
wrangle.
Shak.
He did not know what it was to wrangle on indifferent
points.
Addison.Wran"gle (?), n. An angry dispute; a
noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation.
Syn. -- Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest;
controversy. See Altercation.
Wran"gle, v. t. To involve in a quarrel
or dispute; to embroil. [R.] Bp. Sanderson.