quarrel

noun · verbB1

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noun
Plural noun:
quarrelsquarrell
  1. 1.

    (countable)A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).

    We got into a silly quarrel about what food to order.

    Đồng nghĩa: argument, argy-bargy, altercation, contention, barney, bawl out, blue, bobbery, brawl, clash, conflict, controversy, debate, difference, ding-dong, disagreement, discordance, disharmony, disputation, dispute, dissonance, disunion, dustup, face-off, falling out, feud, fight, flite, hassle, issue, palaver, quarrel, quibble, row, spat, squabble, tangle, threap, tiff, wrangle

  2. 2.

    (countable)Often preceded by a form of to have: a basis or ground of dispute or objection; a complaint; also, a feeling or situation of ill will and unhappiness caused by this.

    A few customers in the shop had some quarrels with us, so we called for the manager.

    I have no quarrel with her; it’s her partner whom I dislike.

  3. 3.

    (rare, uncountable)A propensity to quarrel; quarrelsomeness.

  4. 4.

    (countable, historical)(countable, archery, historical) An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest (“a late, large type of crossbow”), traditionally with the head square in its cross section.

    Đồng nghĩa: carrel, quarry

  5. 5.

    (countable)(countable, architecture) A diamond- or square-shaped piece of glass forming part of a lattice window.

    Đồng nghĩa: quarry

  6. 6.

    (Northern England, countable)(countable, Northern England, architecture) A square tile; a quarry tile; (uncountable) such tiles collectively.

    Đồng nghĩa: quarry

  7. 7.

    (countable, obsolete, rare)A cutting tool or chisel with a diamond- or square-shaped end.

  8. 8.

    (countable, obsolete)(countable, architecture, obsolete) A small square-shaped opening in window tracery.

Động từ

verb
V_es/s
quarrels
V_ing/Gerund
quarreling
V_ed/pp
quarrellingquarreled
  1. 1.

    (also, figuratively, intransitive)(intransitive, also figuratively) To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out.

  2. 2.

    (intransitive)To find fault; to cavil.

    to quarrel with one’s lot

  3. 3.

    (intransitive, obsolete)Followed by at: to disagree with; to take offence.

  4. 4.

    (transitive)(transitive, obsolete except Scotland) To argue or squabble with (someone).

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unquarrelledunquarrellingit takes two to make a quarrelpick a quarrelpick-quarrelquerent

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English querele, from querele and Middle French querele, querelle (modern querelle), and from their etymon Latin querēla, querella, from querī + -ēla, -ella. querī (to complain; to bewail, lament; to be indignant) comes from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes- (to puff; to sigh).

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