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
He sprawled and brawled, left monster tips, flew in his own plane and abluted in a gilded bathtub.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
Eventually, the anti-Soviet mujahedeen brawled for power, with the Taliban coming out on top in 1996.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
He wrote a confidential memorandum to the police, instructing them to look out for rebellious young people who brawled, made mischief, and violated police orders.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
