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noun a noisy quarrel, squabble, or fight.
a bubbling or roaring noise; a clamor.
Slang . a large, noisy party.
verb (used without object) to quarrel angrily and noisily; wrangle.
to make a bubbling or roaring noise, as water flowing over a rocky bed.
Origin of brawl 1350–1400; (v.) Middle English brawlen, brallen to raise a clamor, quarrel, boast; of uncertain origin; (noun) Middle English braule, brall, derivative of the noun
SYNONYMS FOR brawl 1 wrangle, row, tumult, affray, altercation, rumpus.
4 squabble, fight, bicker, row.
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synonym study for brawl 1 . See disorder.
OTHER WORDS FROM brawl brawler, noun brawly, adjective outbrawl, verb (used with object) un·brawl·ing, adjective Words nearby brawl brave west winds, bravissimo, bravo, bravura, braw, brawl , Brawley, brawn, brawny, Braxton-Hicks contraction, Braxton Hicks contractions
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If anyone could have stopped the Everest brawl of April 27, 2013, it was Arnot.
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Just think of all the fun the political media will have with another Republican-on-Republican brawl , groans Fleischer.
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In 2000, Lewis was involved in a brawl that resulted in the stabbing deaths of two men.
Football, Crime, and Allegations Against Aaron Hernandez | Ben Teitelbaum| June 21, 2013| DAILY BEAST
When Happy his taunted, his game suffers, and Barker is none too pleased, leading to a brawl for the ages.
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Days passed by without a brawl , and Bland's valley saw more successive hours of peace than ever before.
The Lone Star Ranger | Zane Grey
And a brawl there was, without any error, except of the men who hit their friends, and those who defended their enemies.
Lorna Doone | R. D. Blackmore
At first I thought that it was some brawl between peasants in their cups, and I left them to settle their own affairs.
The Exploits Of Brigadier Gerard | Arthur Conan Doyle
Censure not any if he be of grave repute; stand not up to take part in a brawl ; have nought to do with a madman or a wicked one.
The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland | T. W. Rolleston
In a moment a brawl began in the crowd, none could say how or where.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
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British Dictionary definitions for brawl (1 of 2) noun a loud disagreement or fight
US slang an uproarious party
verb (intr) to quarrel or fight noisily; squabble
(esp of water) to flow noisily
Derived forms of brawl brawler , noun brawling , noun , adjective Word Origin for brawl C14: probably related to Dutch brallen to boast, behave aggressively
British Dictionary definitions for brawl (2 of 2) noun a dance: the English version of the branle
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Words related to brawl squabble, clash, riot, argument, ruckus, scuffle, fight, feud, melee, wrangle, altercation, fracas, uproar, battle, dispute, free-for-all, quarrel, bickering, tussle, bicker