1
: a ground of dispute or complaint
have no quarrel with a different approach
2
: a usually verbal conflict between antagonists : altercation
quarreled or quarrelled; quarreling or quarrelling
1
: to find fault
Many people quarrel with the idea …—
Johns Hopkins Magazine
Johns Hopkins Magazine2
: to contend or dispute actively
… quarreled frequently with his superiors …—London Calling
London Calling
quarreler
noun
or quarreller
quar·rel·er
variants
or quarreller
-r(ə)lə(r)
plural -s
: one that quarrels
Examples of quarrel in a Sentence
Noun (2)
a loud quarrel erupted at the next table over
Verb
The children quarrel all the time.
She and her husband are always quarreling about money.
I don't want to quarrel with you.
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Rounding out the top five names were seven write-in votes for the Sacramento Capitals or Capitols — which could be nicknamed the Caps to avoid quarrels over the spelling — and six votes for the Sacramento Stingers or Sting, referencing the collegiate Sacramento State Hornets.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
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
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Noun
The victim got into a quarrel inside Bob’s Classic Barber Shop on Albany Ave.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Rounding out the top five names were seven write-in votes for the Sacramento Capitals or Capitols — which could be nicknamed the Caps to avoid quarrels over the spelling — and six votes for the Sacramento Stingers or Sting, referencing the collegiate Sacramento State Hornets.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
Verb
He's previously quarreled with LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Russell Westbrook and Draymond Green.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
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
See All Example Sentences for quarrel
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“Quarrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quarrel. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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quarrel
1 of 2 noun
quar·rel
ˈkwȯr(-ə)l 
ˈkwär(-ə)l
ˈkwär(-ə)l
1
: a cause of dispute or complaint
2
: an angry difference of opinion : dispute
quarrel
2 of 2 verb
quarreled or quarrelled; quarreling or quarrelling
1
: to find fault
I quarrel with your version of what happened
2
: to argue forcefully or loudly : squabble
quarreler
noun
or quarreller
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