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quarrel
verb [I] /ˈkwɒr.əl/
/ˈkwɔːr-/ (-ll- or US usually -l-)Definition
B2 to have an angry disagreement with someone: What did you quarrel about/over? She quarrelled with everyone in the village.Arguing and disagreeing
(Definition of quarrel verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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