argufy

verb

ˈär-gyə-ˌfī How to pronounce argufy (audio)
Definition of argufynext
as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily tedious departmental meetings at which staffers would argufy endlessly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for argufy
  1. bicker
  2. argue
  3. fight
  4. quarrel
  5. fall out
  6. clash
  7. spat
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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
  • From clicking pens to tapping on the side of the table with their feet to bickering with each other, being a dad is one long challenging lesson in patience.
    Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of bicker
Verb
  • Labor advocates argue that the level of control Amazon exerts over these workers' conditions more closely resembles an employer-employee relationship.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • One label executive argued that Fanning and Parker belonged in jail, but there was no uniform response.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of argue
Verb
  • Yet the film won’t fight its way out of the red for Paramount, which spent more than $250 million to return to the arena.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
  • But this close brush with death symbolized both Trump's amazing comeback from the debacle of the 2020 election and its aftermath and the fighting spirit that led to an Electoral College and popular vote victory in November 2024.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of fight
Verb
  • In recent weeks, Congress has repeatedly quarreled over the rights of transgender people, who make up just 0.5% of all Americans above age 18, according to the Williams Institute.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The 35-year-old victim was quarreling with another man on Maple Ave. near Grove Ave.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of quarrel
Verb
  • Some of the classics have fallen out of favor, too fragile to survive the jostling that happens on their long journey.
    Megan Thielking, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Anthony, who fell out of the rotation earlier this season, came out firing off the bench with 35 points in 28 minutes to go with 9 assists and 8 rebounds.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of fall out
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  • While a few were somewhat peaceful, others devolved into chaos in which pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with authorities and pro-Israel supporters.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Aside from this Congress, the previously most unproductive sessions were the 112th and 113th — in which Republicans controlled the House and clashed bitterly with President Obama.
    Andrew Solender, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of clash
Verb
  • The first is that when U.S. soldiers returned from the war there, protesters spat upon them in disdain.
    Jonathan Zimmerman, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2016
  • The flare comes after nearly a week of flares and coronal plasma ejections spat toward the planet that threatened disruptions to power and communications systems on Earth.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 15 May 2024
Definition of spat
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