brawl

¹brawl

intransitive verb \ˈbrȯl\

Definition of BRAWL

1

: to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle

2

: to make a loud confused noise

— brawl·er noun

Examples of BRAWL

1. Fans were brawling in the streets after the game.
2. <the Wilsons were always loudly brawling, and the neighbors were always shutting their windows>

Origin of BRAWL

Middle English

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to BRAWL

Synonyms

altercate, argufy, bicker, brabble, argue, controvert, dispute, fall out, fight, hassle, jar, quarrel, quibble, row, scrap, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle

Related Words

challenge, dare, defy; clash, contend, contest, tangle; cavil, fuss, nitpick; consider, debate, discuss; kick, object, protest

Near Antonyms

coexist, get along; accept, agree, assent, concur, consent

Rhymes with BRAWL

all, awl, ball, bawl, call, caul, crawl, doll, drawl, fall, gall, hall, haul, kraal, mall, maul, moll, pall, pawl, Saul, scall, scrawl, shawl, small, spall, sprawl, squall, stall, tall, thrall, trawl, wall, yawl

²brawl

noun

Definition of BRAWL

1

: a noisy quarrel or fight

2

: a loud tumultuous noise

Examples of BRAWL

1. <they were thrown out of the party after starting a brawl>
2. <the student drama society's decision to put on the controversial play prompted a brawl at the school board meeting>

First Known Use of BRAWL

15th century

Related to BRAWL

Synonyms

affray [chiefly British], broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée), rough-and-tumble, row, ruckus, ruction

Antonyms

quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness

Related Words

battle, clash, combat, conflict, contest, fisticuffs, handgrips, hassle, scrap, scrimmage, scuffle, skirmish, struggle, tussle; horseplay, roughhousing; altercation, argument, dispute, kickup, quarrel, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle

Near Antonyms

calm, hush, lull; quietude, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility)