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present participle of argue.

arguing

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verbally fight v.
try to convince; present support v.
discuss v.

VERB

verbally fight

Synonyms

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contend disagree dispute quarrel quibble squabble

STRONG

altercate bandy battle bicker buck cross feud hammer hash hassle jump pettifog rehash row sass wrangle

WEAK

break with bump heads cross swords face down face off gang up on get in one's face go one on one hammer away hash over have at each other have at it jump on knock around lock horns mix it up pick an argument put up a fight put up a struggle set to sock it to stick it to talk back

Antonyms

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agree concur give in

STRONG

make peace

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abstain comply harmonize ignore keep quiet keep silent overlook

VERB

try to convince; present support

Synonyms

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appeal assert claim contend defend demonstrate explain indicate maintain plead present suggest testify

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attest controvert denote display elucidate establish evince exhibit hold imply justify manifest persuade reason show vindicate warrant witness

WEAK

prevail upon talk into

Antonyms

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abandon conceal confuse deny desert disclaim hide leave renounce surrender

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agree cover obscure stop withhold

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abstain comply harmonize ignore keep quiet keep silent overlook

VERB

discuss

Synonyms

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clarify debate dispute maintain question talk about

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agitate canvass expostulate hold reason remonstrate

Antonyms

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agree go along

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abstain comply harmonize ignore keep quiet keep silent overlook

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arguing

They believed the price was justified, with sources at the club arguing that Chavarria's underlying statistics show he plays at a similar level to Cucurella.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

However, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has repeatedly emphasized that GPUs are better for AI workloads than custom ASICs, arguing that Nvidia has built a comprehensive compute platform beyond just chips.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Three homeowners sued to delay the rollout, arguing they were falsely targeted with tax notices and are scrambling to prove they live there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Becerra has defended his record at HHS, arguing that the Trump administration had left the agency ill-equipped to care for so many children and disputing the number of unaccompanied minors who were “lost.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

“Me too. I think it’s Delia and Velia arguing again.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall