English Dictionary: quarreling | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for quarreling | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Quarrel \Quar"rel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quarreled}or {Quarrelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarreling} or {Quarrelling}.] 1. To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic. Our people quarrel with obedience. --Shak. But some defect in her Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed. --Shak. 2. To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight. Beasts called sociable quarrel in hunger and lust. --Sir W. Temple. 3. To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot. I will not quarrel with a slight mistake. --Roscommon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Quarreling \Quar"rel*ing\, a. Engaged in a quarrel; apt or disposed to quarrel; as, quarreling factions; a quarreling mood. -- {Quar"rel*ing*ly}, adv. |