quarrel
Plural: quarrels
Noun
- an angry dispute
- "they had a quarrel"
- an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
- A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
- Often preceded by a form of to have: a basis or ground of dispute or objection; a complaint; also, a feeling or situation of ill will and unhappiness caused by this.
- A propensity to quarrel; quarrelsomeness.
- An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest (“a late, large type of crossbow”), traditionally with the head square in its cross section.
- A diamond- or square-shaped piece of glass forming part of a lattice window.
- A square tile; a quarry tile; (uncountable) such tiles collectively.
- A cutting tool or chisel with a diamond- or square-shaped end.
- A small square-shaped opening in window tracery.
Verb
Verb Forms: quarreled, quarreling, quarrels, quarrelled, quarrelling
- To engage in an angry dispute or disagreement.
- have a disagreement over something
- "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"
- To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out.
- To find fault; to cavil.
- Followed by at: to disagree with; to take offence.
- To argue or squabble with (someone).
Examples
- A few customers in the shop had some quarrels with us, so we called for the manager.
- I have no quarrel with her; it’s her partner whom I dislike.
- They often QUARREL over dictionary interpretations in their intense Scrabble games.
- to quarrel with one’s lot
- We got into a silly quarrel about what food to order.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English querele (“altercation, dispute; argument, debate; armed combat; trial by combat; basis for dispute, complaint; claim, legal suit; a lament; illness”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman querele [and other forms] and Middle French querele, querelle (“altercation, dispute; basis for dispute; side in a dispute; complaint; accusation; legal suit; lament; problem”) (modern French querelle), and from their etymon Latin querēla, querella (“dispute; argument; complaint, grievance; legal complaint; lament; illness”), from querī + -ēla, -ella (suffix forming nouns). Querī (“to complain; to bewail, lament; to be indignant”) comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes- (“to puff; to sigh”).
Synonyms
altercate, argufy, dispute, dustup, row, run-in, scrap, words, wrangle, altercation, argument, argy-bargy, barney, bawl out, blue, bobbery, brawl, carrel, clash, conflict, controversy, debate, difference, ding-dong, disagreement, discordance, disharmony, disputation, dissonance, disunion, face-off, falling out, feud, fight, flite, hassle, quarrel, quarry, quibble, spat, squabble, tangle, threap, tiff
Scrabble Score: 16
quarrel: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordquarrel: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
quarrel: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary