quarreling

quar·rel ¹

 (kwôr′əl, kwŏr′-)

n.

1. An interaction in which the parties involved express angry disagreement with one another: I changed the subject to avoid being drawn into a quarrel.

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

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

1. To express angry disagreement; engage in a quarrel: The children quarreled over the last piece of cake. See Synonyms at argue.

2. To find fault or disagree: I quarrel with your conclusions.

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

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quar′rel·er (quar′rel·ler) n.

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quar·rel ²

 (kwôr′əl, kwŏr′-)

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.]