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Word entry · 7 letters

quarrel

Best crossword clue

"Sharp disagreement"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈkwɒɹ(ə)l/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aelqrruStarts with QEnds with L2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. have a disagreement over something

Word origin

From Middle English querelen (“to dispute, quarrel; to assert one's claims; to rebel”) [and other forms], from querele (noun); see etymology 1. Compare Anglo-Norman, Middle French, and Old French quereler, quereller (“to argue with, dispute; to criticize; to bring a legal suit”) (modern French quereller (“to quarrel, squabble”)).

Used in a sentence

  • We got into a silly quarrel about what food to order.
  • And let a Man bevvare, hovv he keepeth Company, vvith Cholerick and Quarelſome Perſons; for they vvill engage him into their ovvne Quarels.
  • Quarrels would not last long, if the fault was only on one side.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Sharp disagreement7 letters
02Heated argument7 letters

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