quarrel
noun
an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
are quarrelling
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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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In the fir-tree, there, what a chattering and fluttering of gaily-painted wings—three or four jays are quarrelling noisily.
From The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies by Sir Walter Besant
Dealers are quarrelling among themselves, down-crying each other's goods.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 by Various
He despises me so thoroughly that he thought he could go beyond his contract and tempt me with this interest we are quarrelling about, mother.
From From the Housetops by F. Graham Cootes
Your people are quarrelling with Tippoo, as they quarrelled with his father, Hyder; and I think that, before long, it is possible they will overthrow him, and take possession of his territory.
From At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
While the black buzzards are quarrelling over the carcase, not far off there is another carcase stretched upon the sward, also of a bear.
From The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover by Mayne Reid
