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brawl🔊

A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.

📑 Synonyms: row scuffle squabble

To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel.

📑 Synonyms: squabble wrangle
💬 Quotations
One who rides at all hazards of limb and life in the chase of a fox, will prefer to ride recklessly at most times. So it was with these gentlemen. He was the greatest patriot, in their eyes, who brawled the loudest, and who cared the least for decency.
Brilly and Flintlock brawled in potions class, then they brawled on the soccer field, and finally they brawled sitting in the principal's office.

To create a disturbance; to complain loudly.

💬 Quotations
[I]f a king will not remain at home and slay his own game, methinks he should not brawl too loud if he finds it killed to his hand.

Especially of a rapid stream running over stones: to make a loud, confused noise.

To pour abuse on; to scold.

(obsolete) To move to and fro, to quiver, to shake.

(obsolete) A type of dance move or step.

(dance, music, historical) Dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance.

📑 Synonyms: branle
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