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quarrelling

VERB

disagree

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argue bicker break with carp complain differ fall out feud spar squabble tangle wrangle

STRONG

altercate battle brawl bump caterwaul cavil charge clash collide contend contest disapprove dispute dissent divide embroil fight hassle row scrap spat strive struggle vary war

WEAK

be at loggerheads cross swords find fault get tough with have it out have words lock horns mix it up object to set to take exception take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree concur harmonize ignore

STRONG

approve endorse give in give up keep make peace retreat sanction surrender yield

Example Sentences

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According to the police, "there was a tense atmosphere and some quarrelling".

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The quarrelling neighbors haven’t met in a test series in 16 years and one-day international and Twenty20 series in 10 years.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023

"A blue tit is a dominant species - it tends to win in interactions and fighting for food or quarrelling for nest sites," explains Dr Lees.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2021

The quarrelling made military cooperation between them impossible, and eventually provoked the collapse of the wider Condor network, putting paid to the campaign in Europe.

From The Guardian • Sep. 3, 2020

At last after bickering and quarrelling and false starts away the farmer yielded for half again the worth of an ox in those parts.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck