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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brawler
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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Troy Smith, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
Owens went for a Package Piledriver, and Cody hit the ring yet again and brawled with Owens to end the show.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Watson also praised the officer for his quick actions in response to the brawl.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The trio of popular superstars brawled after being eliminated from the men's Rumble match, teasing a potential triple-threat match that could be WrestleMania's main event.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
Owens went for a Package Piledriver, and Cody hit the ring yet again and brawled with Owens to end the show.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
Inside the bare-knuckle legal brawl between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Watson also praised the officer for his quick actions in response to the brawl.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Brawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brawl. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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