Home › Words › W › wranglingwrangling/ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/wrangling means contention; gainstriving.wrangling is pronounced /ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/.EtymologyFrom Middle English wranglyng, wranglinge, equivalent to wrangle + -ing.nouncontention; gainstrivingdispute; disputation; quarrelinga dispute; a contentious argument; a brawlDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.contending 72% match — contention vs wrangling →bangling 69% match — Contention; squabbling vs wrangling →contention 68% match — Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle. vs wrangling →colluctation 65% match — struggling, conflict, strife vs wrangling →wrangle 65% match — To convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending. vs wrangling →conteck 64% match — contention, heated debate vs wrangling →decertation 64% match — contest for mastery; contention; strife vs wrangling →rivality 60% match — rivalry; competition vs wrangling →