Dictionary entry
Wrangling
Pronunciation
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Myanmar Meaning
n [U,C] အော်ကြီးဟစ်ကျယ် ငြင်းခုံခြင်း ။
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
- ‘The couple's ancient cottage was gutted by fire a year ago
- but wrangles over insurance left them unable to rebuild it and as a result they have slipped into mortgage arrears.’
- ‘In 1999
- council officers extended the school's capacity to three classes after wrangles with parents.’
- ‘The community complex has been at the centre of a legal wrangle for the past two years.’
- ‘Finally
- include your home in a will that has been translated and officially recognised by local law
- as failure to do this can lead to expensive and unnecessary legal wrangles down the line.’
- ‘It is feared that further legal wrangles could now leave him trapped in an institution until he reaches the age 18.’
- ‘The launch of flights between Singapore and Jakarta
- which has been stalled since May amid air traffic wrangles
- is now scheduled for the end of this month.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘Plans by the Government to buy the island and designate it as a national historic park have been dogged by controversy
- including a legal wrangle over the past 20 years that went as far as the Supreme Court.’
- ‘Since the attempts of the 70s
- legal wrangles over ownership of the comic book hero had prevented production.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘Until the legal wrangles are resolved
- the houseboat residents are paying their rent directly into a bank account.’
- ‘The continuing wrangles over who should pay for a new play area at Barrow Green
- in Chippenham
- may have been resolved for the moment.’
- ‘The commission
- which was set up in 2000
- was initially scheduled to report this May
- but was granted an extension to 2005 after a series of wrangles over legal fees and compensation.’
- ‘A sports store which burnt to the ground in a spectacular blaze may never reopen due to an insurance wrangle
- the Evening Gazette can reveal.’
- ‘Talks over the scheme have been halted by legal wrangles
- but drivers say that they will push for the systems to be in place within the next three to six months.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘The author's estate has been the subject of countless legal wrangles in recent years
- as Stephen proved himself an ardent defender of both the copyright of the author's works and the family's privacy.’
- ‘Trained volunteers help those with learning difficulties ‘speak up for themselves’ in disputes
- whether they are legal wrangles or a disagreement with a neighbour.’