- present participle of quarrel.
quarreling
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Written by Mr. Carney and Peter McDonald, who also contributes a funny supporting turn as one of Rick’s band mates, it stumbles into a bog of bitterness, quarreling and unseemly behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The quarreling threatens to undermine conservation goals because all decisions must be unanimous.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023
The quarreling neighbors haven’t met in a test series in 16 years and one-day international and Twenty20 series in 10 years.
From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2023
Regardless, it still boils down to two rich guys quarreling and profiting off the public's interest in it a year after the incident that incited it.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2023
Surrounded by a band of shrews that had started quarreling over the best route to the quarry, Matthias marched stolidly forward.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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