Definitions
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- adjective Engaged in a quarrel; apt or disposed to quarrel
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- verb Present participle of
quarrel .
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Examples
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So Thomas à Becket, in quarreling with the King, had protected his own murderers.
An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls Henrietta Elizabeth 1920
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This morning I had that man under my hand; I was well aware that he was the cause of all our misery, and, if I had not the right to accuse him without proofs, I certainly should have been justified in quarreling with him for his arrogant and mocking manner.
Indiana 1900
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He also recalls quarreling with his artist wife over their coloring.
CUPID'S NIB: Our 10 Eye-Catching Valentine's Cartoons of the Day Michael Cavna 2011
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The Puritan villagers believed all the quarreling was the work of the Devil.
Boing Boing 2007
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This delicious sylvan retreat does not lend itself to acrimonious dispute, or, in plain English, quarreling.
In the Midst of Alarms Robert Barr 1881
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Dixon said he doesn't remember where he was coming from or heading to that night but recalls quarreling with a man about whether Cuba should be off limits to American travelers.
chicagotribune.com - 2009
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Certain activities cannot be performed alonesuch as quarreling, making love, and dancing the tango.
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a person to whom someone does not fear to be disagreeable: whence arises quarreling, which is opposed to the aforesaid friendship or affability, to which it belongs to behave agreeably towards those among whom we dwell.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas
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The ANC leader said that although he and Mr de Klerk had spent many days, weeks and months working together and "quarreling" at the end of some of these exchanges, they were always able to shake hands.
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He must avoid all untoward acts, such as quarreling and haggling.
The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir John M. Garvan
Kbrown81 commented on the word quarreling
'' Two young telegraph operators begin quarreling, then chatting, over the wire and eventually fall in love after a long flirtatious exchange of messages, all heard by other operators up and down the same telegraph line.'' Book: Distracted by Maggie Jackson, Page 29
September 29, 2010