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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Brawl \Brawl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brawled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brawling}.] [OE. braulen to quarrel, boast, brallen to cry, make a noise; cf. LG. brallen to brag, MHG. pr[?]ulen, G. prahlen, F. brailler to cry, shout, Pr. brailar, braillar, W. bragal to vociferate, brag, Armor. bragal to romp, to strut, W. broliaw to brag, brawl boast. [?]95.] 1. To quarrel noisily and outrageously. Let a man that is a man consider that he is a fool that brawleth openly with his wife. --Golden Boke. 2. To complain loudly; to scold. 3. To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid stream running over stones. Where the brook brawls along the painful road. --Wordsworth. Syn: To wrangle; squabble; contend. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Brawling \Brawl"ing\, a. 1. Quarreling; quarrelsome; noisy. She is an irksome brawling scold. --Shak. 2. Making a loud confused noise. See {Brawl}, v. i., 3. A brawling stream. --J. S. Shairp. | |
