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- Dictionaryquarrel/ˈkwɒrəl/
noun
- 1. a heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good terms: "she made the mistake of picking a quarrel with John"
verb
- 1. have a heated argument or disagreement: "stop quarrelling with your sister"
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an angry disagreement between two or more people or groups: They had a bitter quarrel about/over some money three years ago and they haven't spoken to each other since. We have no quarrel with the people of your country (= we have no reason to disagree with or dislike them).
an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations. Synonyms: fight, difference, controversy, contention, argument. a cause of dispute, complaint, or hostile feeling: She has no quarrel with her present salary.
Quarreling is a fact of life, occurring between the best of friends, in the happiest of marriages, and between parents and their children. You’re probably familiar with the verb, quarrel, meaning having a disagreement. When there’s a quarrel, there’s anger.
The meaning of QUARREL is a square-headed bolt or arrow especially for a crossbow. How to use quarrel in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Quarrel.
an angry disagreement between two or more people or groups: They had a bitter quarrel about/over some money three years ago and they haven't spoken to each other since. We have no quarrel with the people of your country (= we have no reason to disagree with or dislike them).
1. An interaction in which the parties involved express angry disagreement with one another: I changed the subject to avoid being drawn into a quarrel. 2. A reason for a dispute or argument: We have no quarrel with the findings of the committee. intr.v. quar·reled, quar·rel·ing, quar·rels or quar·relled or quar·rel·ling. 1.
quarrel applies chiefly to a verbal disagreement between individuals or groups and is used with reference to a large variety of situations, from a slight and petty difference of opinion to a violent altercation: It was little more than a domestic quarrel.
A dispute or disagreement, esp. one marked by anger and deep resentment. Webster's New World. More Noun Definitions (2) Synonyms: pugnacity. contretemps. fracas. embroglio. donnybrook. vendetta. variance. ruction.
Definition of quarrel noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Quarrel applies chiefly to a verbal disagreement between individuals or groups and is used with reference to a large variety of situations, from a slight and petty difference of opinion to a violent altercation: It was little more than a domestic quarrel. Their quarrel led to the barroom brawl.
