quarrel

How to use quarrel in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for quarrel.

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This is a genuine question, I don't mean to quarrel.

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Quick take

an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of quarrel gathered in one view.

noun

an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

noun

an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges

verb

have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for quarrel.

noun

an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

See also: wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup

noun

an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges

verb

have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"

See also: dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate

Example sentences

This is a genuine question, I don't mean to quarrel.

Doctors quarrel about what 'do no harm' means all the time.

If this quarrel is detrimental to his morale, they may be willing to come to an agreement.

I think it is quite clear that he is not saying his quarrel is with dictionary definitions.

I can't be friends with someone at school because they had a quarrel with my friend's parents, and it is the right thing to support your parents.

The whole of Italy and Germany were drawn into the dispute, and the rest of Europe was soon involved in the quarrel.

"I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with, and do the bidding of, those far away, and without whom the latter would be harmless.

There is no reason to quarrel about the meaning of 'significance' in statistical testing vs. in natural language.

If only we'd kept to ourselves, they'd have no quarrel with us. There's been a huge amount of really violent and nasty and selfish Western intervention in Africa and the Middle East and indeed most of the world since before you were even born.

It's worth noting that the UK was drawn into the war through the alliance it made with Poland in an attempt to contain German acquisitions - the UK was a friend to Poland with no real quarrel.