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Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily aware only of food and drink - such is the bravery of the dog and boar.
Xun Zi

Meaning of "quarreling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF QUARRELING

quarreling  [ˈkwɒrəlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUARRELING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quarreling is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUARRELING


bustling
ˈbʌsəlɪŋ
caroling
ˈkærəlɪŋ
carolling
ˈkærəlɪŋ
counselling
ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ
cycling
ˈsaɪk əlɪŋ
disabling
dɪˈseɪb əlɪŋ
enabling
ɪnˈeɪbəlɪŋ
juggling
ˈdʒʌɡəlɪŋ
labelling
ˈleɪbəlɪŋ
laurelling
ˈlɒrəlɪŋ
modeling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
modelling
ˈmɒdəlɪŋ
quarrelling
ˈkwɒrəlɪŋ
remodeling
ˌriːˈmɒdəlɪŋ
signaling
ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ
signalling
ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ
smuggling
ˈsmʌɡəlɪŋ
spiralling
ˈspaɪərəlɪŋ
stumbling
ˈstʌmbəlɪŋ
travelling
ˈtrævəlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUARRELING

quarrel
quarreler
quarrelled
quarreller
quarrelling
quarrellous
quarrelsome
quarrelsomely
quarrelsomeness
quarrender
quarriable
quarrian
quarried
quarrier
quarries
quarrington
quarrion
quarry
quarry tile
quarry-tiled floor

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUARRELING

calling
changeling
chemical peeling
Darjeeling
doweling
enameling
feeling
fellow feeling
fledgeling
freewheeling
gut feeling
hard feeling
hireling
ill feeling
ill-feeling
kneeling
paralleling
peeling
sniveling
unfeeling
wheeling

Synonyms and antonyms of quarreling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «QUARRELING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «quarreling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of quarreling

Translation of «quarreling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUARRELING

Find out the translation of quarreling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of quarreling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quarreling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

争吵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peleas
570 millions of speakers

English

quarreling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झगड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشجار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ссора
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

brigas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বন্দ্বী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

querelles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pertengkaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Streit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

争い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다툼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Quarreling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cãi nhau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சண்டையிட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भांडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çekişme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

litigare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kłótni
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сварка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceartă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φιλονικία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

twis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gräl
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krangling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quarreling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARRELING»

The term «quarreling» is normally little used and occupies the 113.960 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARRELING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about quarreling

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QUOTES WITH «QUARRELING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word quarreling.
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Xun Zi
Quarreling over food and drink, having neither scruples nor shame, not knowing right from wrong, not trying to avoid death or injury, not fearful of greater strength or of greater numbers, greedily aware only of food and drink - such is the bravery of the dog and boar.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUARRELING»

Discover the use of quarreling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quarreling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Quarreling Book
A rainy day has made the whole family disagreeable until the good natured dog takes over
Charlotte Zolotow, Arnold Lobel, 2009
2
Quarreling with God: Mystic Rebel Poems of the Dervishes of ...
This collection presents, for the first time in English, a compilation of seven centuries of the mystic hymns of Turkey’s rebellious Sufi poets — the popular folk counterparts to Rumi whose poems are characterized by a passionate and ...
Jennifer Ferraro, Latif Bolat, 2007
3
Child Magazine's Guide to Quarreling
Describes the five most common types of sibling conflicts, and shows how to develop a child's emotional intelligence
Gail E. Hudson, Child Magazine, 1997
4
The Witch's Qabalah
problems between two of your children, for they know that their conflict hurts not only themselves, but the rest of us. The two quarreling members (hereafter referred to as Quarreling Member 1 and Quarreling Member 2) come forward. The High ...
Ellen Cannon Reed, 1997
5
Summa Theologica, Volume 3 (Part II, Second Section)
Therefore it seems that quarreling is opposed not to friendship but to temperance. On the contrary, The Philosopher opposes quarreling to friendship (Ethic, iv. 6). / answer that. Quarreling consists properly in words, when, namely, one person ...
St Thomas Aquinas, 2013
6
Laughing Gas: Poems, New and Selected, 1963-1990
LISTENING TO GROWNUPS QUARRELING standing in the hall against the wall with my little brother, blown like leaves against the wall by their voices, my head like a pingpong ball between the paddles of their anger: I knew what it meant to ...
Ruth Whitman, 1990
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The Body Embarrassed: Drama and the Disciplines of Shame in ...
QUARRELING. WITH. THE. DUG,. or I Am Glad You Did Not Nurse Him Early modern culture in England and elsewhere, I have been arguing, constructed pregnancy as disease, birth as evacuation, and lactation as a possibly demeaning form ...
Gail Kern Paster, 1993
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The Columbia Anthology of Modern Korean Poetry
III a quarreling person is none other than a person who had not been quarreling and also a quarreling person was even a person who does not quarrel and so if a quarreling person wants to view some quarreling should that person view the ...
David McCann, 2013
9
Handbook of Game Theory with Economic Applications
The Banzhaf index, with the quarreling interpretation that winning coalitions which contain both A and B are not feasible, gives a similar result. If it were always true that quarreling members lose power, we would have support for the moral ...
Robert J. Aumann, Sergiu Hart, 1994
10
Choosing Life: One Day at a Time
“Quit quarreling with God' Agree with him and you will have peace at lastl... " — JOl) 22:21 ~e you ever quarreled with God? Perhaps you've been angry with Him for one reason or another. I know how that feels because I've been there. But the  ...
Dodie Osteen, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUARRELING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quarreling is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Quarreling' lovers hurt in SRP accident
Too fast? Investigators say the vehicle boarded by Kimberly Cabreros and boyfriend Jeddonbowie Gomez was going too fast--40 kilometers over the speed ... «Sun.Star, Jun 15»
2
Ex-Yara bosses still quarreling in court
The lengthy trial into corruption at fertilizer firm Yara International ended its 10th week with more charges and counter-charges hurled by defendants and ... «Views and News from Norway, Mar 15»
3
Quarreling continues in Sun Valley
King called Andrews to have a discussion about ethics involving an ongoing conflict-of-interest quarrel within the city—specifically about the mayor forbidding ... «Idaho Mountain Express and Guide, Mar 15»
4
Sulking Husband Sleeps On Coconut Tree After Quarreling With Wife
People often say that females are overtly-sensitive, emotional, and are prone to sulking. Well guess what? They are! But that doesn't mean than men don't have ... «malaysiandigest.com, Feb 15»
5
Democracy is Not About Quarreling Like Motor Park Touts – Pres …
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday called on politicians to shun “ceaseless quarreling” and engage in robust political debates that would strengthen the ... «Bella Naija, Dec 14»
6
Quarreling with Quarantine
For God's sake, neither I at my callow age nor my family of various ages —nor anyone in that room with me— ever would have considered quarreling with the ... «FrontPage Magazine, Nov 14»
7
Police: Officers Shoot, Kill Knife-Wielding Man Allegedly Quarreling
Officers were dispatched sometime after 5 p.m. to Avenue Y and East 26th Street in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, after a call of a quarrel between the 54-year-old ... «CBS Local, Oct 14»
8
Doug Marrone and the Bills' front office reportedly quarreling
Bills coach Doug Marrone is reportedly not seeing eye to eye with the team's front office. Marrone got into a loud verbal altercation on the practice field with ... «NBCSports.com, Sep 14»
9
ISIS Bogged Down in Iraq, Quarreling With Sunni Allies: US Official
After stunning battlefield advances last month, the extremist Islamic militant group ISIS is now encountering increasing resistance from Iraqi forces and at the ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 14»
10
Obama's standard for aiding Iraq may be impossible for quarreling
President Barack Obama said Friday that the United States was considering how it might assist the government of Iraq in its fight against the Islamic extremists ... «McClatchy Washington Bureau, Jun 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Quarreling [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/quarreling>. May 2024 ».
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