I had a bit of a dustup with my roommate.
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Dustup
//ˈdʌstʌp//
Synonyms for "dustup" (104 found)
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Translations
7 translations across 4 languages.
Azerbaijani
3 entries- dalaşma noun (dispute)
- dava noun (dispute)
- vuruşma noun (dispute)
Finnish
1 entries- tuuletus noun (dispute)
French
1 entries- différend noun (dispute)
German
2 entries- Auseinandersetzung noun (dispute)
- Streit noun (dispute)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Mik looked at his arm and knew this wouldn't work for another dustup with the she-hemoth that was hot on his heels. He put his shield on the damaged arm. It felt strange since he usually wore it on his left.
Source: wiktionary
The incident followed other dustups between the two parties over the conduct of the war on terrorism.
Source: wiktionary
“Look at us. I plumb forgot what this dustup's even about. Now, what I'm-what I'm... what I'm trying to say here is, hoo, boy, we all need to stop fightin'.”
Source: wiktionary
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