quarrelling

Rumors of romance and quarrels of trail couples become soap-opera fodder, gossip that allows people to while away hours of pointless ups and downs.

Once he was even threatened with expulsion because he had been quarrelling with his wife and had missed classes.

A little boy had been quarrelling with his sister named Muriel just before going to bed.

Instead of profiting by the advice of those able soldiers, Lannes and Ney, he spent his time quarrelling with them.

A little quarrelling or fighting, or playing at cards, was apparently no offence.

I have lived a great deal among the people and observed them, and have often seen anger and quarrelling, but never fighting.

Richard so disgusted him that he felt if he did not quit his company soon, he would be quarrelling with him himself.