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Synonyms for quarrelled


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

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Définition of quarrelled

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 :
  • And, since they find it to be a shifting miracle of perfections, how are they to be quarrelled with?
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • She had the great advantage that not yet had he once quarrelled with her.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Here I quarrelled with the captain about some cotton wick, and I threw up my situation.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • At least, I had not quarrelled with the dear twain of the Cedars.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • Now we can be sure of her, for she has just quarrelled with our dear Lady Delacour.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Tip had quarrelled with his ill-humour, and it had vanished.
  • Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
  • They had quarrelled, she thought, and each was disturbed at any notice bestowed on the other.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • Which of the two—the two fools who quarrelled about a woman.
  • Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • Ormond and he had always differed and often quarrelled on this subject.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • They quarrelled for another quarter of an hour over this amount.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola

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