brawled; brawling; brawls
1
: to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle
soccer fans brawling in the streets
2
: to make a loud confused noise
the Miami river … brawled over 25 feet of rapids—
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noun
1
: a noisy quarrel or fight
a brawl broke out among the fans
a barroom brawl
2
: a loud tumultuous noise
the spring run became quite a trout brook and its tiny murmur a loud brawl—John Burroughs
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Examples of brawl in a Sentence
Verb
Fans were brawling in the streets after the game.
the Wilsons were always loudly brawling, and the neighbors were always shutting their windows
Noun
they were thrown out of the party after starting a brawl
the student drama society's decision to put on the controversial play prompted a brawl at the school board meeting
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Charley Locke, WIRED, 6 July 2016
Arab nations that had spent decades brawling with Iran for regional influence are now opting to engage with it again.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
The brawl would see multiple officials getting involved, including Owens hitting a Stunner on a referee and Orton hitting an RKO on Raw General Manager Adam Pearce.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Verb
At the start, the Peaky Blinders (the gang gets their name from their newsboy caps, worn with razorblades sewn into the brims for easy mutilating of enemies) are minor players, collecting protection fees and brawling with drunks throughout the neighborhood of Small Heath.
—Charley Locke, WIRED, 6 July 2016
Arab nations that had spent decades brawling with Iran for regional influence are now opting to engage with it again.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Noun
The plot gets more ridiculous from there but everyone in the cast — especially Evans — sells it with a wink while director/co-screenwriter George Huang stages martial-arts brawls and gunfights.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
The brawl would see multiple officials getting involved, including Owens hitting a Stunner on a referee and Orton hitting an RKO on Raw General Manager Adam Pearce.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Brawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brawl. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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