Brawling

Brawling
Brawling Brawl"ing, a. 1. Quarreling; quarrelsome; noisy. [1913 Webster]

She is an irksome brawling scold. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. Making a loud confused noise. See {Brawl}, v. i., 3. [1913 Webster]

A brawling stream. --J. S. Shairp. [1913 Webster]


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  • Brawling — Brawl Brawl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brawled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brawling}.] [OE. braulen to quarrel, boast, brallen to cry, make a noise; cf. LG. brallen to brag, MHG. pr?ulen, G. prahlen, F. brailler to cry, shout, Pr. brailar, braillar, W. bragal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Brawling (legal definition) — Brawling (probably connected with Ger. brüllen, to roar,shout), in law, the offence of quarrelling, or creating a disturbancein a church or churchyard. During the early stagesof the Reformation in England religious controversy too often became… …   Wikipedia

  • brawling — Synonyms and related words: bawling, blaring, blatant, blatting, blustering, boanergean, boisterous, brassy, brazen, clamant, clamorous, clamoursome, clanging, clangorous, clattery, crying, loudmouthed, mafficking, noiseful, noisy, obstreperous,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • brawling — brawl·ing || brɔːlɪŋ adj. quarreling; quarrelsome; inclined to loud disputes and fighting; argumentative brɔːl n. noisy fight or quarrel, punch up, wrangle, scrap v. quarrel; participate in a noisy fight …   English contemporary dictionary

  • brawling — warbling …   Anagrams dictionary

  • brawling — The offense of quarreling noisily in or about a church, which was punished under a statute of Edw. V1 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • brawling — …   Useful english dictionary

  • warbling — brawling …   Anagrams dictionary

  • Brawl — Brawling or Brawl can refer to: * Brawl, a large scale fist fight usually involving multiple participants, often taking place in bars *Brawling (legal definition), a rowdy argument on Church property *Bench clearing brawl, a large scale fight… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Bakugan Battle Brawlers characters — This is a list of characters from the Japanese anime series Bakugan Battle Brawlers. Contents 1 Heroes 1.1 Battle Brawlers …   Wikipedia

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