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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrel/#m1)

2) To quarrel means to have an angry argument with someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrel/#m2)

3) To have no quarrel with something means you do not disagree with it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrel/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrel/#x1)
- The two friends quarrelled over who had won. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrel/#x2)
- They made up after their quarrel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrel/#x3)
- Please don't quarrel at the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrel/#x4)
- The neighbours quarrelled about the fence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrel/#x5)
- The quarrel started over a silly joke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrel/#x6)
- I have no quarrel with your plan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrel/#x7)
- Your quarrel is with me only. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrel/#x8)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family/1/)
- [He had a great many wives, and most of them quarrelled all day, which made him miserable.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/96-justso-butterfly-1-the-boast/4/)
- [Soon the two butterflies are quarrelling again, and the Wife cries «Stamp!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/97-justso-butterfly-2-the-butterfly-stamps-and-the-book-ends/2/)
- [Shout «gāi wǒ le» while grabbing and a quarrel starts; say it with your hand up and it's fair.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chinese-street/13-in-the-playground/3/)
- [gāi wǒ le («GUY waw luh») means my turn; grabbing while you say it starts a quarrel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chinese-street/13-in-the-playground/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «quarrel» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quarrel/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.