quarrel
noun
an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
are quarreling
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present progressiveof quarrel.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I had the impression as if two people are quarreling with each other,” Mr. Fu said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
Happily, the moments when St. Aubyn’s main characters are quarreling with someone aren’t the book’s only high points.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2021
Trees are blooming, vaccines are going in arms, young people in media are quarreling with one another — after a cold, dark, drained-of-feeling year, New York is re-emerging, puckishly.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2021
Which means that back on the island, the misfit toys are quarreling.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2017
“Oh, so because you are quarreling with Blaine, you are now eating the chocolate he doesn’t like?”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
