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wrangle

/ˈɹæŋɡəl/RANG-guhl
/ˈɹæŋɡəl/RANG-guhl

Meaningwrong, twisted

Common meaning: to argue

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishwrang‘wrong’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishwranglensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftswrong → to arguewrangle‘to argue’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English wrang ‘wrong, twisted’.

Roots

  • wrang Old English “twisted, crooked”

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