quarrel
noun
an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
quarrelled
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past participleof quarrel.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 quarrel.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
quarrelnounan angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
Example Sentences
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He and the singer quarrelled over the album's track listing and Johnson and the band parted.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2022
But it has quarrelled with neighbours and allies since taking power.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2022
In many of these cases, passengers have quarrelled with their flight attendants over mask use.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2021
Sometimes they quarrelled, but whenever that happened they solved it by imposing a time-out.
From The Guardian ● May 9, 2020
Then there were different times when they quarrelled about nothing—but even the quarrels were those of lovers, which seemed sweet when they remembered them afterwards.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
