Wringle-wrangle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wringle-wrangle is a noun meaning (slang) A verbal argument.
Meaning
(slang) A verbal argument.
More Meanings
- (slang) To argue.
Example Sentences
You know the foolishness of fighting; here is a haven of rest; and you must needs go back to wringle wrangle among the literary men of London.
‘I can propose it,’ van Rijn said carefully. ‘After a month's wringle-wrangle, I get voted no. They won't believe either, SI would do something so bad like that, for some sternly commercial reason.’
A curmudgeon attached to an obsolescent computing environment. The combination ITS troglodyte was flung around some during the Usenet and email wringle-wrangle attending the 2.x.x revision of the Jargon File; at least one of the people it was intended to describe adopted it with pride.
Word Forms
- wringle-wrangles
- wringle-wrangling
- wringle-wrangled
Synonyms for wringle-wrangle
Depending on context, synonyms include argle-bargle.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wrangle, wrangling, argle-bargle, bicker, jangle, snarl.
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