quarrel

«quarrel» in Mova's school dictionary: an angry argument between people who disagree, often… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a quarrel, quarrels); verb (quarrel, quarrels, quarrelled/quarreled, quarrelling/quarreling)

meaning for a pupil

1) A quarrel is an angry argument between people who disagree, often friends or family. tree →

2) To quarrel means to have an angry argument with someone. tree →

3) To have no quarrel with something means you do not disagree with it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and lessons about feelings a quarrel shows conflict that usually needs making up; it is stronger than a disagreement but not a fight with hands. Phrases: «have a quarrel», «quarrel with someone», «quarrel about/over something», «make up after a quarrel».

examples

• My brother and I had a quarrel about the TV remote. tree →
• The two friends quarrelled over who had won. tree →
• They made up after their quarrel. tree →
• Please don't quarrel at the table. tree →
• The neighbours quarrelled about the fence. tree →
• The quarrel started over a silly joke. tree →
• I have no quarrel with your plan. tree →
• Your quarrel is with me only. tree →

note

British spelling doubles the l (quarrelled, quarrelling); American often uses one l (quarreled, quarreling). Pronounced KWOR-ul. A quarrel is with words; a fight may involve hitting.

In the corpora

• A big family brings warmth and noise, and also old quarrels.
• He had a great many wives, and most of them quarrelled all day, which made him miserable.
• Soon the two butterflies are quarrelling again, and the Wife cries «Stamp!
• Shout «gāi wǒ le» while grabbing and a quarrel starts; say it with your hand up and it's fair.
• gāi wǒ le («GUY waw luh») means my turn; grabbing while you say it starts a quarrel.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «quarrel» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.