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A brawl or quarrel.

QUARRELING
Engaged in a quarrel; apt or disposed to quarrel; as, quarreling factions; a quarreling mood. -- Quar"rel*ing*ly, adv.
BRAWLING
1. Quarreling; quarrelsome; noisy. She is an irksome brawling scold. Shak. 2. Making a loud confused noise. See Brawl, v. i., 3. A brawling stream. J. S. Shairp.
QUARRELLOUS
Quarrelsome. Shak.
QUARREL
Any small square or quadrangular member; as: A square of glass, esp. when set diagonally. A small opening in window tracery, of which the cusps, etc., make the form nearly square. A square or lozenge-shaped paving tile. 3. A glazier's
BRAWLER
One that brawls; wrangler. Common brawler , one who disturbs a neighborhood by brawling (and is therefore indictable at common law as a nuisance). Wharton.
QUARRELSOME
Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention; easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric. Syn. -- Pugnacious; irritable; irascible; brawling; choleric; fiery; petulant. -- Quar"rel*some*ly, adv. -- Quar"rel*some*ness,
QUARRELET
A little quarrel. See 1st Quarrel, 2. "Quarrelets of pearl ." Herrick.
BRAWL
brallen to brag, MHG. prulen, G. prahlen, F. brailler to cry, shout, Pr. brailar, braillar, W. bragal to vociferate, brag, Armor. bragal to romp, to strut, W. broliaw to brag, brawl boast. 1. To quarrel noisily and outrageously. Let a man that
BRAWLINGLY
In a brawling manner.