1. n. & v.
--n.
1. a violent contention or altercation between individuals or with others.
2 a rupture of friendly relations.
3 an occasion of complaint against a person, a person's actions, etc.
--v.intr. (quarrelled, quarrelling; US quarreled, quarreling)
1. (often foll. by with) take exception; find fault.
2 fall out; have a dispute; break off friendly relations.
Derivatives:
quarreller n.
Etymology: ME f. OF querele f. L querel(l)a complaint f. queri complain 2. n. hist. a short heavy square-headed arrow or bolt used in a crossbow or arbalest.
Etymology: ME f. OF quar(r)el ult. f. LL quadrus square