To wrangle, argue, or dispute; to engage in petty quarreling or disagreement.
Of uncertain origin, possibly related to 'wangle' or 'wrangle' through phonetic variation. It may have dialectal roots in English, showing how regional variations of similar words develop.
'Cangle' is one of those wonderful English dialect words that barely survives in modern usage—it captures that specific annoying behavior of constantly bickering and fussing. Most people would just say 'argue' today!
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