v
(intransitive, transitive, obsolete) To shout out.
adj
(Chester) disputing, wrangling
n
The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
adj
(rare) Characterized by wrangling; scolding.
n
(slang) Alternative spelling of argy-bargy (arguing contentiously) [A noisy disagreement, often with some fighting]
n
Alternative spelling of argy-bargy [A noisy disagreement, often with some fighting]
v
Alternative form of argle-bargle [(slang) To argue.]
n
A noisy disagreement, often with some fighting
n
A cry of "attakid"; an accolade.
v
To talk about something with others, but without knowing the exact facts or truth of the matter.
n
(India, archaic) A verbal quarrel.
v
(UK, Australia) To argue, to quarrel.
v
To brawl or move tremulously, quiver, shimmer (of a water stream, light, flame, etc.)
v
(UK, obsolete) To stick out one's tongue.
v
(intransitive) To hurry or rush noisily.
n
(dated) A brawl; a noisy contest; a wrangle.
n
(obsolete) squabble; brangle
v
(intransitive) To create a disturbance; to complain loudly.
v
(transitive, figuratively) To assail with criticism.
n
The act of assailing with criticism.
n
(chiefly Jewish) A falling out or feud.
n
(idiomatic) A debate or disagreement, usually with several parties involved, often political in nature.
n
The act of one who chivvies, or hurries somebody along; an urging.
n
(Ireland, informal, idiomatic) hurling (the sport)
n
A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
n
A situation where two or more people living in the same household are involved in a verbal or physical altercation and police intervention is requested
v
(transitive) To prank (someone) in this fashion.
n
(uncountable) Strife; discord.
n
(dialectal) a quarrel, dispute, wrangling.
n
Alternative form of flyting [Contention, noisy argument.]
n
Contention, noisy argument.
v
(informal) To engage in empty boasting or bluffing.
n
A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
v
(UK, Yorkshire) To argue, to quarrel; to fight.
n
(countable, figuratively) A heated argument; a war of words.
n
(figuratively) Conflict, as between persons having dissimilar ideas or interests; clash.
v
To pick a fight or start an argument.
n
(by extension) Any fight or conflict, especially a rowdy and informal one.
n
A platform where candidates in an election give speeches; a husting.
v
To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge.
n
Fighting or quarreling among the members of a single group or side.
v
(intransitive, with against or occasionally about, formerly also with on, at, upon) To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism
v
(archaic) To quarrel verbally; to wrangle.
n
(countable, now rare) A disagreement, a dispute, a quarrel; (uncountable) contention, discord; quarrelling.
v
(intransitive) To contend or vie in order to acquire something.
v
To abuse or mistreat; to bully; to be rough with.
n
(figuratively) A criticism.
n
A small argument; a quarrel.
v
(transitive) To bawl louder or longer than.
v
(transitive) To chatter more than.
v
(intransitive) To ring out; to clamour.
v
(transitive) To shout louder or longer than.
v
(transitive) To snore more or louder than.
v
(transitive) To make more noise than, especially in speaking.
n
(archaic) A period of quarrelling.
n
(rare, uncountable) A propensity to quarrel; quarrelsomeness.
n
An objection or argument based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint.
v
(originally Internet slang) To mislead (someone) into following a seemingly innocuous hyperlink, or sometimes a QR code, that leads to a YouTube video of Rick Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up".
v
(intransitive, colloquial) To laugh very heartily.
v
(idiomatic, of an audience) To laugh uproariously.
v
(Euphemism for bollock; also spelled rollock) To reprimand.
n
A noisy quarrel or fight.
v
(slang, intransitive) To fight; to brawl.
v
To continue for too long, especially of a debate or discussion that has little likelihood of reaching an acceptable conclusion.
n
Hostile shoving between two groups.
v
(intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
n
(slang) A quarrel or rumpus.
n
An argument or debate characterized by the loudness or intensity of the participants.
v
(slang, dated) To pass counterfeit money.
n
(figuratively, by extension) Any minor dispute.
n
Alternative form of slap on the wrist [(idiomatic) An overly mild punishment; a reprimand.]
v
To quarrel or argue briefly.
n
A minor fight or argument.
n
Quarreling that is a manifestation of infighting.
n
(Australia, New Zealand, informal) A fight, an argument.
n
(colloquial) A trouble of any kind.
n
(countable, informal) An attack, insult or critical remark.
v
To harangue or argue with.
n
An altercation, quarrel, argument.
n
Alternative form of threap [An altercation, quarrel, argument.]
v
(intransitive) To quarrel.
n
Alternative form of tongue-twister [A phrase that is deliberately designed to be difficult to say correctly, usually because of varying combinations of similar phonemes.]
v
(transitive) To disconcert or fluster (a person) so that they cannot speak coherently.
n
The act of one who tussles; a struggle.
n
(archaic or dialectal) Contention; strife.
n
(US, regional) A quarrel; an argument.
n
The act of one who wangles.
n
(idiomatic) A heated exchange of threatening or inflammatory statements.
n
(obsolete) One often quarreled with.
n
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A quarrel.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.
v
To noisily try to convince others.
v
(also figuratively) To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.
n
(slang) A verbal argument.
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