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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Quarrel \Quar"rel\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Quarreled}or {Quarrelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarreling} or {Quarrelling}.]
1. To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic.
Our people quarrel with obedience. --Shak.
But some defect in her Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed. --Shak.
2. To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight.
Beasts called sociable quarrel in hunger and lust. --Sir W. Temple.
3. To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot.
I will not quarrel with a slight mistake. --Roscommon.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Quarreling \Quar"rel*ing\, adjective Engaged in a quarrel; apt or disposed to quarrel; as, quarreling factions; a quarreling mood. -- {Quar"rel*ing*ly}, adverb
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