wrangle

 
Pronunciation: /ˈraŋg(ə)l/

noun

  • a dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated: an insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments

verb

  • 1 [no object] have a long, complicated dispute or argument: the bureaucrats continue wrangling over the fine print (as noun wrangling) weeks of political wrangling
  • 2 [with object] North American round up, herd, or take charge of (livestock): the horses were wrangled early

Origin:

late Middle English: compare with Low German wrangeln, frequentative of wrangen 'to struggle'; related to wring