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Antonyms for quarreled


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kwawr-uhl, kwor-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɔr əl, ˈkwɒr-



Definition of quarreled

Origin :
  • "angry dispute," mid-14c., originally "ground for complaint," from Old French querele "matter, concern, business; dispute, controversy" (Modern French querelle), from Latin querella "complaint, accusation; lamentation," from queri "to complain, lament." Replaced Old English sacan. Sense of "contention between persons" is from 1570s.
  • verb disagree
Example sentences :
  • Then, Robert, you quarreled with the man you took across the river.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • "I shall say just how it all happened, that we quarreled, and upset the wagon," said Sami calmly.
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • Sleep and I have quarreled; and although I court it, it will not be friends.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • One day they quarreled, and Tschen struck Shen a terrible blow.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • I quarreled with Caleb and Rosamond when I learned you had not been.
  • Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt
  • And she was sot and he was sotter, and at last they quarreled.
  • Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • She had gone with him because she had quarreled with George.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • No one knew whether we'd quarreled or not, or how insanely jealous I could be.
  • Extract from : « The Man the Martians Made » by Frank Belknap Long
  • The whole case was in a nutshell—the lady had quarreled with her husband.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • The servants, each taking the part of his master in the rivalry, quarreled.
  • Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott

Synonyms for quarreled

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