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Webster 1913 Edition

Brangle

Bran′gle

,
Noun.
[Prov. E.
brangled
confused, entangled, Scot.
brangle
to shake, menace; probably a variant of
wrangle
, confused with
brawl
. √95.> ]
A wrangle; a squabble; a noisy contest or dispute.
[R.]
A
brangle
between him and his neighbor.
Swift.

Bran′gle

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Brangled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Brangling
.]
To wrangle; to dispute contentiously; to squabble.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Brangle

BRAN'GLE

,
Noun.
[L. frendeo.] A wrangle; a squabble; a noisy contest or dispute.

BRAN'GLE

,
Verb.
I.
To wrangle; to dispute contentiously; to squabble.

Definition 2024

brangle

brangle

English

Noun

brangle ‎(plural brangles)

  1. A squabble.
    • Jonathan Swift
      A brangle between him and his neighbour.

Verb

brangle ‎(third-person singular simple present brangles, present participle brangling, simple past and past participle brangled)

  1. To squabble.

Etymology

Perhaps related to branle

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɹæŋ.ɡəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹeɪŋ.ɡəl/
  • Rhymes: -æŋɡəl

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