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wringle-wrangling

wringle-wrangling is the present participle and gerund of wringle-wrangle.

Meaning of wringle-wrangle

Verb

wringle-wrangle (third-person singular simple present wringle-wrangles, present participle wringle-wrangling, simple past and past participle wringle-wrangled)

  1. (slang) To argue.
    • 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.1883, Sir Walter Besant, The Captains' Room etc., page 25
    Synonyms:
    argle-bargle

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Questions about wringle-wrangling

What is wringle-wrangling the present participle and gerund of?
Wringle-wrangling is the present participle and gerund of wringle-wrangle.

Words near wringle-wrangling in the dictionary

  1. wringing wet
  2. wringings
  3. wringle-wrangle
  4. wringle-wrangled
  5. wringle-wrangles
  6. wringle-wrangling
  7. wrings
  8. wrings out
  9. wrings out one's sock
  10. Wrington
  11. wrinkle

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