Quarrelling

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quarrel \Quar"rel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quarreled}or
     {Quarrelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarreling} or {Quarrelling}.]
     1. To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to
        fall out; to be or become antagonistic.
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              Our people quarrel with obedience.    --Shak.
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              But some defect in her
              Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed. --Shak.
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     2. To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to
        altercate; to contend; to fight.
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              Beasts called sociable quarrel in hunger and lust.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
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     3. To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot.
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              I will not quarrel with a slight mistake.
                                                    --Roscommon.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quarrel
       n 1: an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
            [syn: {wrangle}, {row}, {words}, {run-in}, {dustup}]
       2: an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four
          edges
       v : have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the
           question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo
           fellows are always scrapping over something" [syn: {dispute},
            {scrap}, {argufy}, {altercate}]
       [also: {quarrelling}, {quarrelled}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  quarrelling
       See {quarrel}