quarrel
noun
an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
quarrelling
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present participleof quarrel.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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According to the police, "there was a tense atmosphere and some quarrelling".
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
Michelle Pfeiffer is the matriarch of a quarrelling American family who come back together for the holidays - including fellow Oscar nominee Felicity Jones, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jason Schwartzman and dad Denis Leary.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025
The quarrelling neighbors haven’t met in a test series in 16 years and one-day international and Twenty20 series in 10 years.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
The quarrelling made military cooperation between them impossible, and eventually provoked the collapse of the wider Condor network, putting paid to the campaign in Europe.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 3, 2020
They were all hatching, all quarrelling, all friendly nevertheless.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
