brawl
noun
an angry, rough, noisy fight, especially one engaged in under the influence of alcohol.
brawled
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past participleof brawl.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof brawl.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
brawlnounan angry, rough, noisy fight, especially one engaged in under the influence of alcohol.
Example Sentences
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They’d given everyone a taste of their border feud last year with the NHL’s Four Nations tournament, where they’d brawled and battled before Canada finally settled it on the ice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
This isn’t the first time Whole Foods’ parent company has brawled aggressively with organized labor.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2025
The speaker said his guests for the State of the Union would also include New York City police officers who brawled with migrants in Time Square.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
Leaving the field moments later, both sides were so incensed they nearly brawled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
We had brawled plenty by then, to the point where I viewed her a little bit like an enemy.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
