Wrangling

//ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    contention; gainstriving countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) wordnet
  3. 3
    dispute; disputation; quarreling countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a dispute; a contentious argument; a brawl countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of wrangle form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"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.

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