brawl
noun
an angry, rough, noisy fight, especially one engaged in under the influence of alcohol.
had been brawling
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past perfect progressiveof brawl.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Slowly the idea forced itself upon her mind that there had been brawling the night before, yet was she far from surmising the motives that could have led to it.
From The Tavern Knight by Rafael Sabatini
He had reached the second column of the report, a spasmodic column, for the Irish members had been brawling three weeks ago at Westminster over a question of naval efficiency.
From The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf
