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
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  • The sellers are Lydia (Lisa Kudrow) and Paul (Ray Romano), bickering empty nesters saddled with financial woes and a dark secret.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of bickering
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  • Adnan often finds himself at the center of the theatrics — from arguing with Brian about ego to suggesting Veah is an untrustworthy partner after Sunny accused her of cheating.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • In late 2022, Festa led an effort with other towers and the towing association to get the DMV to increase towing rates, arguing at a DMV hearing that expenses on everything from truck insurance to workers’ compensation had gone up.
    Dave Altimari, ProPublica, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of arguing
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  • The union hasn't even gotten to the bargaining table for a first contract — Amazon is still disputing its right to exist.
    Emily Peck, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
  • While Naughty Dog and even the initial reveal of this game may be somewhat controversial in 2024, there is no disputing the studio’s history with multiple GOTY winners including its last game, The Last of Us Part 2, being the most-awarded in history.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of disputing
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