Wrangling
/ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 contention; gainstriving countable, uncountable
- 2 an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) wordnet
- 3 dispute; disputation; quarreling countable, uncountable
- 4 a dispute; a contentious argument; a brawl countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of wrangle form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Health researchers increasingly seek to use climate and weather datasets in their studies, but often face challenges in accessing, wrangling, understanding, and applying climate data stored in complex and unfamiliar spatial data formats."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English wranglyng, wranglinge, equivalent to wrangle + -ing.
Etymology 2
From wrangle + -ing.