Definition of Quarreling

1. a. Engaged in a quarrel; apt or disposed to quarrel; as, quarreling factions; a quarreling mood.

Definition of Quarreling

1. Verb. (present participle of quarrel) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Quarreling

1. quarrel [v] - See also: quarrel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quarreling

quark cheese
quark star
quarkless
quarkonia
quarkonic
quarkonium
quarkoniums
quarks
quarkyonic
quarl
quarls
quarrel
quarreled
quarreler
quarrelers
quarreling
quarrelings
quarrelled
quarreller
quarrellers
quarrelling
quarrellings
quarrellous
quarrelous
quarrels
quarrelsome
quarrelsomely
quarrelsomeness
quarriable
quarried

Literary usage of Quarreling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Religious Instruction of the Negroes in the United States by Charles Colcock Jones (1842)
"Quarreling and Fighting. — The Negroes are settled in some quarter of the plantation, in houses near each other, built in lows, forming a street. ..."

2. A Journal of the Proceedings in Georgia, Beginning October 20, 1737: By by William Stephens (1906)
"... (viz. that they had been all quarreling) were confined, till it could be seen what farther Evidence might appear; and due Course was also taken, ..."

3. Traditions of the Tinguian: A Study in Philippine Folklore by Fay-Cooper Cole (1915)
"Said the floor supports to the poles who were quarreling, "What can you do if I am not? ... said the foot-boards to those floor supports who are quarreling. ..."

4. History of the Pilgrims and Puritans: Their Ancestry and Descendants; Basis by Joseph Dillaway Sawyer (1922)
""To be or not to be" friend or foe to each quarreling French governor was the question of the hour. It proved a fruitful topic of discussion, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Quarreling on Dictionary.com!Search for Quarreling on Thesaurus.com!Search for Quarreling on Google!Search for Quarreling on Wikipedia!

Search

Translations