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krangle

verbverb

to quarrel · to bicker · to play up

EtymologyOpphav

jamfør norrønt kranga ‘slepe seg fram’; 2 fra svensk compare Old Norse kranga 'to drag oneself along'; 2 from Swedish

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. lage bråk (II)noise · trouble · fuss, trette to make a fussbråk (II), to quarrel
    • krangle og småslåss to bicker and scuffle
    • krangle seg til noe to argue one's way to something
  2. ikke fungere tilfredsstillende to fail to work properly
    • motoren kranglet the engine was playing up
    • ryggen har begynt å krangle my back has started playing up