Brawl v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brawled p. pr. & vb. n. Brawling.]
1. To quarrel noisily and outrageously.
Let a man that is a man consider that he is a fool that brawleth openly with his wife. --Golden Boke.
2. To complain loudly; to scold.
3. To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid stream running over stones.
Where the brook brawls along the painful road. --Wordsworth.
Syn: -- To wrangle; squabble; contend.
Brawl·ing, a.
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.
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brawling
adj : disposed to loud disagreements and fighting [syn: fighting]