arguing

Plural: arguings

Noun

• The action of presenting reasons for or against something.
• a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
• argument

Verb

Verb Forms: argue, argued, arguing, argues

• Presenting reasons for or against something; debating.
• present reasons and arguments
• have an argument about something
• give evidence of
• present participle and gerund of argue

Examples

• All his arguing over the rules couldn’t change the fact I won.
• ARGUING over a disputed word, the players finally consulted the official Scrabble dictionary.

Synonyms

argue, argument, contend, contention, contestation, controversy, debate, disceptation, disputation, fence, indicate, reason, tilt

Anagrams of arguing