quarrel
verb/ˈkwɒrəl/
/ˈkwɑːrəl/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they quarrel | /ˈkwɒrəl/ /ˈkwɑːrəl/ |
| he / she / it quarrels | /ˈkwɒrəlz/ /ˈkwɑːrəlz/ |
| past simple quarrelled | /ˈkwɒrəld/ /ˈkwɑːrəld/ |
| past participle quarrelled | /ˈkwɒrəld/ /ˈkwɑːrəld/ |
| (US English) past simple quarreled | /ˈkwɒrəld/ /ˈkwɑːrəld/ |
| (US English) past participle quarreled | /ˈkwɒrəld/ /ˈkwɑːrəld/ |
| -ing form quarrelling | /ˈkwɒrəlɪŋ/ /ˈkwɑːrəlɪŋ/ |
| (US English) -ing form quarreling | /ˈkwɒrəlɪŋ/ /ˈkwɑːrəlɪŋ/ |
- to have an angry argument or disagreement
- My ex and I used to quarrel all the time.
- quarrel with somebody He wished he hadn't quarrelled with Tania.
- quarrel about something What did you two quarrel about?
- quarrel over something We tend to quarrel over money.
- quarrel with somebody about something I didn't want to quarrel with Tyler about weekend plans.
- quarrel with somebody over something She quarrelled with her brother over their father's will.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- bitterly
- fiercely
- violently
- …
- about
- over
- with
- …
More Like This Consonant-doubling verbsConsonant-doubling verbsWord OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘reason for disagreement with a person’): from Old French querele, from Latin querel(l)a ‘complaint’, from queri ‘complain’.Definitions on the go
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