brangle

bran·gle

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brang-guh l]
- /ˈbræŋ gəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brang-guh l]
- /ˈbræŋ gəl/

Definitions of brangle word

noun brangle a squabble, dispute, or wrangle 3
verb brangle to squabble, dispute, or wrangle 3
noun brangle a squabble. 1
verb without object brangle to dispute in a noisy or angry manner; squabble. 1
verb brangle To squabble. 0

See all 5 definitions of brangle

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Origin of brangle

First appearance:

before 1545

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1545-55; perhaps variant of branle

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Parts of speech for Brangle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Brangle

brangle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Antonyms for brangle

noun brangle

imbrangle — embrangle.

Just one Antonym for brangle