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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 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.
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).
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.
Feb 13, 2017 · 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.
[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.
Definitions of 'quarrel' 1. A quarrel is an angry argument between two or more friends or family members. [...] 2. When two or more people quarrel, they have an angry argument. [...] 3. If you say that you have no quarrel with someone or something, you mean that you do not disagree with them. [...] More. Conjugations of 'quarrel'
