quarrel
noun
an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
is quarrelling
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present progressiveof quarrel (3rd person singular).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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The Walesa figure is necessary nowadays in the reality of contemporary Poland where everyone is quarrelling with each other.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2011
The man who is quarrelling over the boundaries of lands, or he whose theme is the boundaries of good41 and evil?
From The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura by Harold Edgeworth Butler
There again verily is my sweet, charming housekeeper, Gammer Gurton," said John Heywood, laughing; "and she no doubt is quarrelling again with my excellent servant, that poor, long-legged, blear-eyed Hodge.
From Henry VIII and His Court by Henry Niles Pierce
He is not angry with me for what I did about Mountjoy, but is quarrelling with me because I do not die.
From Mr. Scarborough's Family by Anthony Trollope
“I can't make out Beatrix,” he said; “she cares for none of us—she only thinks about herself; she is never happy unless she is quarrelling; but as for my mother—my mother, Harry, is an angel.”
From Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges by George Saintsbury
