Collocations for "quarreling"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "quarreling" in context.
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quarrel
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a quarrel between [friends, siblings, lovers]
- a [lovers', family] quarrel
- is in a quarrel with
- am not going to get involved in their quarrel
- am not getting involved in their quarrel
- it's not my quarrel
- picked a quarrel with his [boss, friend, partner]
- have no quarrels with him
- no quarrel with the [salary, conditions, terms]
- a quarrel over [whether or not, how, when]
- a quarrel about
- a [pointless, petty] quarrel
- [marred, ruined] by petty quarrels
- quarrel or [dispute, disagreement, argument]
- the [cause, origin, source] of the quarrel
- quarreled with [him, the idea, the suggestion]
- [always, constantly, forever] quarreling
- quarrel over [money, everything, the children]
- quarrel about [money]
- [children, brothers, they] quarrel all the time
- started [quarreling, to quarrel]
'quarreling' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):