1 [C] ~ (with sb / between A and B) (about / over sth) an angry argument or disagreement between people, often about a personal matter:
a family quarrel * He did not mention the quarrel with his wife. * They had a quarrel about money. * Were you at any time aware of a quarrel between the two of them?
2 [U] ~ (with sb/sth) (especially in negative sentences) a reason for complaining about sb/sth or for disagreeing with sb/sth:
We have no quarrel with his methods.
IDIOMS see PICKv.
verb (-ll-, AmE -l-) [V] ~ (with sb) (about / over sth) to have an angry argument or disagreement:
My sister and I used to quarrel all the time. * She quarrelled with her brother over their father's will.
PHRASALVERBS
quarrel with sb/sth to disagree with sb/sth:
Nobody could quarrel with your conclusions.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is quarrel a noun, verb, or something else?
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