noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A heated argument.

   "Their constant quarrellings made them impossible to live with."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of quarrel form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

argumentdisputedustupfeudrowwrangle

Example

More examples

"The couple was quarrelling and Chris knocked Beth down."

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