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are brawling

  • present progressive
    of brawl.
    brawl
    noun
    an angry, rough, noisy fight, especially one engaged in under the influence of alcohol.

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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