Quarreling

quar·rel ¹  (kwôrl, kwr-)

n.

1. An angry dispute; an altercation.

2. A cause of a dispute or an argument: We have no quarrel with the findings of the committee.

intr.v. quar·reled or quar·relled, quar·rel·ing or quar·rel·ling, quar·rels

1. To engage in a quarrel; dispute angrily. See Synonyms at argue.

2. To disagree; differ: I quarrel with your conclusions.

3. To find fault; complain.

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[Middle English querele, from Old French, complaint, from Latin querella, querla, from quer, to complain; see kwes- in Indo-European roots.]

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quarrel·er, quarrel·ler n.

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quar·rel ²  (kwôrl, kwr-)

n.

1. A bolt for a crossbow.

2. A tool, such as a stonemason's chisel, that has a squared head.

3. A small diamond-shaped or square pane of glass in a latticed window.

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[Middle English quarel, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *quadrellus, diminutive of Late Latin quadrus, square, from Latin quadrum; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]