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Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
brawlnounan angry, rough, noisy fight, especially one engaged in under the influence of alcohol.
Example Sentences
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Now, Gude and his gaggle of anti-Scientology protesters are brawling publicly with the organization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Mr. Kobach and Mr. Marshall are brawling in a brutal, crowded contest that has been defined by negative ads and mailers.
From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2020
But then there are other eras where a whole lot of small magazines are brawling or collaborating or influencing one another: this is one of those ages again, one of the great moments.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2013
Stoke and West Ham are brawling in primitive fashion for the services of Saint-Etienne left-back Faouzi Ghoulam.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 20, 2012
What is it that you are brawling about?'
From The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day by Alexander F. Chamberlain