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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).
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).
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.
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.
n. 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.
[countable] an angry argument or disagreement between people, often about a personal matter. a family quarrel. quarrel with somebody He had had a quarrel with his brother. He got involved in a quarrel with his neighbour. quarrel about something They had a quarrel about money. quarrel over something a quarrel over the ownership of a piece of land.
QUARREL meaning: 1. an argument: 2. to not disagree with someone or something: 3. to have an argument with…. Learn more.
Definition of quarrel verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
