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present participle of argue.

arguing

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verbally fight v.
try to convince; present support v.
discuss v.

VERB

verbally fight

Synonyms

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contend disagree dispute quarrel quibble squabble

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altercate bandy battle bicker buck cross feud hammer hash hassle jump pettifog rehash row sass wrangle

WEAK

break with bump heads cross swords face down face off gang up on get in one's face go one on one hammer away hash over have at each other have at it jump on knock around lock horns mix it up pick an argument put up a fight put up a struggle set to sock it to stick it to talk back

Antonyms

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agree concur give in

STRONG

make peace

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abstain comply harmonize ignore keep quiet keep silent overlook

VERB

try to convince; present support

Synonyms

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appeal assert claim contend defend demonstrate explain indicate maintain plead present suggest testify

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attest controvert denote display elucidate establish evince exhibit hold imply justify manifest persuade reason show vindicate warrant witness

WEAK

prevail upon talk into

Antonyms

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abandon conceal confuse deny desert disclaim hide leave renounce surrender

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agree cover obscure stop withhold

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abstain comply harmonize ignore keep quiet keep silent overlook

VERB

discuss

Synonyms

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clarify debate dispute maintain question talk about

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agitate canvass expostulate hold reason remonstrate

Antonyms

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agree go along

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abstain comply harmonize ignore keep quiet keep silent overlook

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arguing

“Elise is intimidating. I’ve been in one other fight with her before, and I said I would never cross her again. And here we were arguing in Ibiza on day one,” Anthea says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

However, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has repeatedly emphasized that GPUs are better for AI workloads than custom ASICs, arguing that Nvidia has built a comprehensive compute platform beyond just chips.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

And nobody’s seen him, but she knows and they’re arguing and the kid comes over, she has a little chair that she drags everywhere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

A petition set up by a friend of Meredith Kercher gathered nearly 5,000 signatures before the show launched, arguing the show disrespects her memory.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

At home, she did what she was told, never arguing, never talking back, never saying much at all.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler