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Altercation vs Wrangling - What's the difference?

altercation | Wrangling |

As nouns the difference between altercation and Wrangling

is that altercation is warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest while Wrangling is contention; gainstriving.

As a verb Wrangling is

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altercation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.
  • * (rfdate), Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear
    • "What the hell is it to you who are my friends?" roared McMurdo in a voice which brought every head in the carriage round to witness the altercation .

    Synonyms

    * dispute, wrangle

    Wrangling

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) wranglyng, wranglinge, equivalent to .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • contention; gainstriving
  • dispute; disputation; quarreling
  • a dispute; a contentious argument; a brawl

    • Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

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