- present participle of quarrel.
quarreling
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Written by Mr. Carney and Peter McDonald, who also contributes a funny supporting turn as one of Rick’s band mates, it stumbles into a bog of bitterness, quarreling and unseemly behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The quarreling threatens to undermine conservation goals because all decisions must be unanimous.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023
The quarreling neighbors haven’t met in a test series in 16 years and one-day international and Twenty20 series in 10 years.
From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2023
Meanwhile, quarreling among supervisors was getting worse, and Feinstein told a colleague she was sick of it.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2023
Penelope quickly volunteered to take them, for she was desperate to get away from the quarreling.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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