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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
- 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
- altercate
- argue
- battle
- be at loggerheads
- bicker
- brawl
- break with
- bump
- carp
- caterwaul
- cavil
- charge
- clash
- collide
- complain
- contend
- contest
- cross swords
- differ
- disapprove
- dispute
- dissent
- divide
- embroil
- fall out
- feud
- fight
- find fault
- get tough with
- hassle
- have it out
- have words
- lock horns
- mix it up
- object to
- row
- scrap
- set to
- spar
- spat
- squabble
- strive
- struggle
- take exception
- take on
- tangle
- vary
- war
- wrangle
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