quarreling

verb

variants or quarrelling
Definition of quarrelingnext
present participle of quarrel
as in bickering
to express different opinions about something often angrily the coach and the referee quarreled about whether the ball was in bounds

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarreling
  1. bickering
  2. arguing
  3. disputing
Verb
  • Right out of the gate, the brothers are in a contentious mood, needling each other with elbows and bickering like little siblings.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
  • On Monday, after Rodgers and former head coach Robert Saleh had spent several months bickering over topics such as unexcused absences and cadence, the irritable quarterback won out again.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of bickering
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  • San Francisco sued Oakland for infringing its airport’s trademarks in April, arguing the Oakland airport’s similar new name would confuse travelers.
    Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The then gets out of the vehicle and the officer tells him they’re done arguing.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of arguing
Verb
  • This is better, though, there’s no disputing that.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • In reality, not much research exists disputing or supporting the claim, which is a cause for concern in and of itself.
    Devika Rao, theweek, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of disputing
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