brabbling

verb

present participle of brabble
as in bickering
to express different opinions about something often angrily bored children brabbling in the back seat

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brabbling
  1. bickering
  2. arguing
  3. fighting
  4. quarreling
Verb
  • Back at the base, the team is still bickering with the other troopers.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2026
  • After bickering with Percy over her involvement in the mission, Thalia ultimately drives away from the scene.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
Definition of bickering
Verb
  • Murdaugh’s defense quickly responded on Thursday, arguing none of the alternative locations proposed by the state meet their criteria.
    — Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Kestou filed a motion last December to dismiss the charge, arguing the fire, not his storage of the canisters, caused Salter's death.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of arguing
Verb
  • There’s fighting in the streets, along the ramparts, hot oil poured on men climbing ladders.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Numerous other suburban Chicago fire departments assisted in fighting the blaze.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of fighting
Verb
  • Now might not seem the moment for Democrats to be quarrelling, but many of them believe that the only way to build the Party back up is to remake it.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • The lack of money has, at times, led to quarrelling between the services - most notably pitting the navy against the army and the Royal Air Force.
    — Ian King, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of quarreling
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