資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Quarrel \Quar"rel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quarreled}or
   {Quarrelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarreling} or {Quarrelling}.]
   1. To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to
      fall out; to be or become antagonistic.

            Our people quarrel with obedience.    --Shak.

            But some defect in her Did quarrel with the noblest
            grace she owed.                       --Shak.

   2. To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to
      altercate; to contend; to fight.

            Beasts called sociable quarrel in hunger and lust.
                                                  --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.

   3. To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot.

            I will not quarrel with a slight mistake.
                                                  --Roscommon.

Quarreling \Quar"rel*ing\, a.
   Engaged in a quarrel; apt or disposed to quarrel; as,
   quarreling factions; a quarreling mood. -- {Quar"rel*ing*ly},
   adv.