Quar·rel, v. i. [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.
Quar·rel·ing, a. Engaged in a quarrel; apt or disposed to quarrel; as, quarreling factions; a quarreling mood. -- Quar*rel*ing*ly, adv.
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