quarrel
noun
an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
was quarrelling
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past progressiveof quarrel.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"He wanted to vent. We learned from his mother that on the day of the incident he was quarrelling with his wife," local police chief Chakkraphat Wichitvaidya told Reuters.
From Reuters ● Oct. 7, 2022
By this time, Krens was quarrelling with members of the Guggenheim’s board over his ambitions for the new museum.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 11, 2016
So he went to his house, and began to quarrel with his wife, and whilst he was quarrelling the devil walked in and said: "Well, Mr. Duffy, I am ready for you."
From Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories by P. H. Emerson
And Mr. O'Mahony was not a man who could be happy when he was quarrelling with all around him.
From The Landleaguers by Anthony Trollope
Just for the moment no one took any notice of him—every one was shrieking, every one was quarrelling, and M. le duc, placing a finger to his lips, stole cautiously round to his daughter.
From Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
