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feuding

  • present participle
    of feud.
    feud
    noun
    a bitter, continuous hostility, especially between two families, clans, etc., often lasting for many years or generations.

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After more than a decade of public feuding and false starts, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua exchanged pleasantries, traded jokes and even discussed going for a pint at a news conference in London.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

A seer whose talent only seemed to arise when she needed to share bad news, Helaena was an unwelcome presence in her feuding family.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

Over the course of a few days, this bashful teen, always armed with her camcorder and far less free-spirited than her cousins, will be beset by her father’s feuding family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Now Kostrzewa, who heads a business union, is appealing to both sides to set the feuding aside and focus on the economy.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Glancing up at the feuding husband and wife, Bandit saw tears in their eyes.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord