Dictionary entry

Wrangle

Pronunciation: /ˈraŋɡ(ə)l/

Pronunciation

/ˈraŋɡ(ə)l/

Myanmar Meaning

ဆူညံစွာ ငြင်းခုံခြင်း။ အငြင်းအခုန်တွင် ပါဝင်သည်။

Definition

wrangle /'ræŋgl/ n ~ (with sb) (about/ over sth) ရွည္လ်ား ႐ႈပ္ေထြးေသာ အျငင္းအခံု။ They were involved in a long legal wrangle with the company over payment. v ~ (with sb) (about/ over sth) ေအာ္ႀကီးဟစ္က်ယ္ ျငင္းခံု သည္။ They're still wrangling over the financial details. wrangling n [U,C] : hours of procedural wrangling ❍ a week of political/ diplomatic wranglings.

Examples

  1. ‘The couple's ancient cottage was gutted by fire a year ago
  2. but wrangles over insurance left them unable to rebuild it and as a result they have slipped into mortgage arrears.’
  3. ‘In 1999
  4. council officers extended the school's capacity to three classes after wrangles with parents.’
  5. ‘The community complex has been at the centre of a legal wrangle for the past two years.’
  6. ‘Finally
  7. include your home in a will that has been translated and officially recognised by local law
  8. as failure to do this can lead to expensive and unnecessary legal wrangles down the line.’
  9. ‘It is feared that further legal wrangles could now leave him trapped in an institution until he reaches the age 18.’
  10. ‘The launch of flights between Singapore and Jakarta
  11. which has been stalled since May amid air traffic wrangles
  12. is now scheduled for the end of this month.’
  13. ‘A legal wrangle over a three-year-old unpaid bill for dealing with the foot-and-mouth cull has cost Cumbria's tax payers around half-a-million pounds.’
  14. ‘Plans by the Government to buy the island and designate it as a national historic park have been dogged by controversy
  15. including a legal wrangle over the past 20 years that went as far as the Supreme Court.’
  16. ‘Since the attempts of the 70s
  17. legal wrangles over ownership of the comic book hero had prevented production.’
  18. ‘He has been at the club too long and had to shut out too many protests and boardroom wrangles to let it throw him now.’
  19. ‘Until the legal wrangles are resolved
  20. the houseboat residents are paying their rent directly into a bank account.’
  21. ‘The continuing wrangles over who should pay for a new play area at Barrow Green
  22. in Chippenham
  23. may have been resolved for the moment.’
  24. ‘The commission
  25. which was set up in 2000
  26. was initially scheduled to report this May
  27. but was granted an extension to 2005 after a series of wrangles over legal fees and compensation.’
  28. ‘A sports store which burnt to the ground in a spectacular blaze may never reopen due to an insurance wrangle
  29. the Evening Gazette can reveal.’
  30. ‘Talks over the scheme have been halted by legal wrangles
  31. but drivers say that they will push for the systems to be in place within the next three to six months.’
  32. ‘The boss of Bradford's privatised education service has reaffirmed its commitment to the district after a year-long behind-the-scenes wrangle over cash.’
  33. ‘A legal wrangle over a seaside town's plans to honour one of its most famous sons with a commemorative plaque is set to be resolved today.’
  34. ‘A court wrangle over the legal parentage of the children will now be heard in the New Year in a unique case which is likely to raise a host of highly-complex moral and human questions.’
  35. ‘The author's estate has been the subject of countless legal wrangles in recent years
  36. as Stephen proved himself an ardent defender of both the copyright of the author's works and the family's privacy.’
  37. ‘Trained volunteers help those with learning difficulties ‘speak up for themselves’ in disputes
  38. whether they are legal wrangles or a disagreement with a neighbour.’