to quarrel

Examples

• All

• I don't want to quarrel with you.

  The Paperboy (2012)

• My friends, we must not quarrel.

  Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

• I would never quarrel with my parents about those things.

  Robinson Erhardt

• Did your mother quarrel with you again?

  The Last Duel (2021)

• "We'll never quarrel again... never!"

  The Marriage Circle (1924)

• And, lacking U.S. leadership, the allies continue to quarrel about strategy.

  Academic text (2011)

• I don't want to quarrel with you, governor.

  Wilson (1944)

• What are you quarreling with me about?

  The Cobweb (1955)

• At the rehearsal, Harold and his brother had quarreled about the lilac-colored tuxedos.

  Fiction book (1990)

• I don't want to quarrel with you over trivial matters.

Synonyms

A

to argue

vsto quarrel

607 1.1

To speak angrily with someone because you disagree

is typically used for anger often about unimportant matters

D

to dispute

vsto quarrel

158 3.5

To argue about something or question if it is true

is an angry disagreement that focuses more on personal clash

H

to have words (with)

vsto quarrel

• Informal

119 7.5

Argue angrily with someone about something

is an angry disagreement that may last longer or matter less

C

to clash

vsto quarrel

46 3.1

To disagree strongly with another person or group

is an angry disagreement that often concerns smaller, trivial issues

B

to bicker

vsto quarrel

36 4.1

Argue again and again with someone about small unimportant things

is an angry disagreement that can be a single event

A

to argue over

vsto quarrel

36 2.9

To talk with someone because you disagree about something

is an angry disagreement that often involves trivial subjects

Q

to quibble

vsto quarrel

26 7.0

To argue about small unimportant details to avoid the main point

is an angry disagreement focused on the clash itself

S

to squabble

vsto quarrel

• Informal

18 4.4

To argue loudly about small unimportant things

is an angry disagreement that may not be noisy

B

to butt heads

vsto quarrel

• Informal

13 6.3

To argue strongly with each other

is an angry disagreement that can be about small matters

W

to wrangle

vsto quarrel

6 6.8

To argue loudly for a long time

is an angry disagreement that can be shorter and less disruptive

S

to scrap

vsto quarrel

• Informal

5 4.1

To have a small fight about something unimportant

is an angry disagreement often about trivial matters

C

to cross swords

vsto quarrel

• Informal

5 6.8

Argue strongly with someone, often in public

is an angry disagreement that often stresses the trivial cause

H

to have a quarrel

vsto quarrel

2 2.8

Argue with someone and feel angry or upset afterward

is an angry disagreement that may be shorter and less lasting

B

to brabble

vsto quarrel

• Archaic

9.9

To argue loudly about small unimportant things

is an angry disagreement that need not be noisy or repeated

A

to argufy

vsto quarrel

• Archaic

9.9

To disagree angrily about small, unimportant things

is an angry disagreement that emphasizes feeling rather than triviality

P

to pettifog

vsto quarrel

• Archaic

9.9

Argue about small, unimportant details and waste time

is an angry disagreement that need not be petty or legalistic

A

to altercate

vsto quarrel

• Formal

9.9

To argue angrily, often for a long time or in public

is an angry disagreement that is usually less formal and milder

S

to skirmish over

vsto quarrel

6.7

Argue a little about something, like where to eat

is an angry disagreement that often creates stronger personal feeling

Antonyms

A

to agree

∞ 1.0

Have the same opinion or say yes

S

to settle

596 3.3

To end an argument by agreement or decision

R

to reconcile

38 5.1

To become friendly again after a disagreement

Phrasal Verbs

H

to have a quarrel

2 2.8

Argue with someone and feel angry or upset afterward

How Angry

to brawl

9 4.4

to fight

∞ 1.0

to quarrel

35 2.6

to argue

607 1.1

to dispute

158 3.5

to disagree

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology