brawl
an angry, rough, noisy fight, especially one engaged in under the influence of alcohol: The wild, free-for-all western brawl in the saloon lasts two full minutes and constitutes the movie’s opening scene.
Slang. a large, noisy party.
Obsolete. a bubbling or roaring noise; a clamor.
to engage in angry, rough, noisy fighting, especially while under the influence of alcohol: He found that his hero was little more than a drunken, brawling tramp.
to make a bubbling or roaring noise, as water flowing over a rocky bed.
Origin of brawl
1synonym study For brawl
Other words for brawl
Other words from brawl
- brawl·er, noun
- brawl·y, adjective
- out·brawl, verb (used with object)
- un·brawl·ing, adjective
Words Nearby brawl
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How to use brawl in a sentence
The first, held in the Treasury Department building, was massively overcrowded, which led to brawls and thefts at the coat check.
Not all presidents’ dance skills are created equal | Bonnie Berkowitz, Joanne Lee | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostUltimately, the day resulted in a bloody brawl that took the lives of both police and protesters, in a security breach unlike any America has seen in decades.
Twitter and YouTube Banned Steve Bannon. Apple Still Gives Him Millions of Listeners. | by Lydia DePillis | January 19, 2021 | ProPublicaIt’s not the brawl you get outside a bar or the random violence you might get when someone feels frightened.
Humans Have Gotten Nicer and Better at Making War - Issue 94: Evolving | Steve Paulson | January 6, 2021 | NautilusHere, you can reconstruct crime scenes, such as a bar brawl.
‘Twin Mirror’ is a pale reflection of Dontnod’s previous, story-rich games | Elise Favis | December 2, 2020 | Washington PostShouting matches became street brawls, leading to at least 34 dead in the protests.
Good news: so is this grainy TMZ footage of a Bieber/Bloom Ibiza brawl.
Solange Smacks Jay Z, Legolas Slaps Bieber, and the Biggest Celebrity Feuds of the Year | Amy Zimmerman | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHow could it be that this word, and not “what” or “why,” has caused a bare-knuckle brawl at such a stratospheric social level?
Most recently, Charles Barkley appeared in a cartoon brawl with Godzilla.
If anyone could have stopped the Everest brawl of April 27, 2013, it was Arnot.
Breaking Mount Everest’s Glass Ceiling | Amanda Padoan, Peter Zuckerman | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHow excited were those three guys to FINALLY have a legitimate reason to bar brawl?
Lesser Mysteries for Those With Breaking News Fatigue | Kelly Williams Brown | March 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousWhen about twenty years of age, in a drunken brawl he shot and killed one of his best friends.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnYou see, he had called at the bank on the morning of the night of the brawl, and drew what little money he had.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph HockingGordon was killed the night before sailing—(Mr. Carr had well described it as a drunken brawl)—killed accidentally.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodBrewing in the senior day-room was a mere vulgar brawl, lacking all the refining influences of the study.
The Gold Bat | P. G. Wodehouse
British Dictionary definitions for brawl (1 of 2)
/ (brɔːl) /
a loud disagreement or fight
US slang an uproarious party
to quarrel or fight noisily; squabble
(esp of water) to flow noisily
Origin of brawl
1Derived forms of brawl
- brawler, noun
- brawling, noun, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for brawl (2 of 2)
/ (brɔːl) /
a dance: the English version of the branle
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