'Quarreling' definitions:
Definition of 'Quarreling'
From: GCIDE
- Quarrel \Quar"rel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quarreledor Quarrelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quarreling or Quarrelling.]
- 1. To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic. [1913 Webster]
- Our people quarrel with obedience. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- But some defect in her Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight. [1913 Webster]
- Beasts called sociable quarrel in hunger and lust. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot. [1913 Webster]
- I will not quarrel with a slight mistake. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Quarreling'
From: GCIDE
- Quarreling \Quar"rel*ing\, a. Engaged in a quarrel; apt or disposed to quarrel; as, quarreling factions; a quarreling mood. -- {Quar"rel*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]