See wrangle in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To quarrel noisily:
brawl, broil2, caterwaul, row2. See attackTo engage in a quarrel:
argue, bicker, contend, dispute, fight, quarrel, quibble, spat, squabble, tiff. (Informal) hassle, tangle. Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns. See conflict
noun
A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed:
altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural). (Informal) hassle, rhubarb, tangle. See conflict
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