quarrelled

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quarrelled - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Quarrel \Quar"rel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quarreledor
     Quarrelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quarreling or Quarrelling.]
     1. To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to
        fall out; to be or become antagonistic.
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              Our people quarrel with obedience.    --Shak.
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              But some defect in her
              Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed. --Shak.
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     2. To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to
        altercate; to contend; to fight.
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              Beasts called sociable quarrel in hunger and lust.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
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     3. To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot.
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              I will not quarrel with a slight mistake.
                                                    --Roscommon.
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