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Definition of brawl
intransitive verb
1 : to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle soccer fans brawling in the streets
2 : to make a loud confused noise the Miami river … brawled over 25 feet of rapids — Marjory S. Douglas
brawler
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Examples of brawl in a Sentence
Fans were brawling in the streets after the game.
the Wilsons were always loudly brawling, and the neighbors were always shutting their windows
Recent Examples of brawl from the Web
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Among the nearly two dozen union staffers named in the warrant were two who were with Dougherty last year when the labor leader brawled with a nonunion electrician at a job site in South Philadelphia.
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When officers arrived, most of the people brawling dispersed.
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ATLANTA (AP) — San Francisco Giants pitcher Hunter Strickland began serving a six-game suspension Monday for brawling with Bryce Harper after his appeal was denied by John McHale, Jr., a special assistant to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred.
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MLB upholds Strickland's 6-game suspension for Harper brawl San Francisco Giants pitcher Hunter Strickland began serving a six-game suspension for brawling with Bryce Harper after his appeal was denied by Major League Baseball.
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All five brawled in and around the ring, using chairs and stairs liberally.
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The men began brawling, pushing and shoving, but Hodges' mother broke them up.
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But Crawford’s own camouflaged style allows him to attack or wait, in a traditional or southpaw stance, while brawling or boxing.
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Their days of brawling in a bar seem to be in the past.
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Origin and Etymology of brawl
Middle English brawlen, brallen, of uncertain origin
brawl
Definition of brawl
1 : a noisy quarrel or fight a brawl broke out among the fans a barroom brawl
2 : a loud tumultuous noise the spring run became quite a trout brook and its tiny murmur a loud brawl — John Burroughs
Examples of brawl in a Sentence
they were thrown out of the party after starting a brawl
the student drama society's decision to put on the controversial play prompted a brawl at the school board meeting
Recent Examples of brawl from the Web
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The Panthers dominate the news cycle when they are suspended from the IHSAA tournament after a bench-clearing brawl with Hammond.
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The Patrick Roy/Chris Osgood fight a year after the first brawl.
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And even that now infamous elevator brawl with his sister-in-law Solange following the 2014 Met Gala gets a shoutout.
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Several parents are reportedly furious after taking their children to a Little Mix concert that turned into an all-out brawl.
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The fight over control of Billy Bob’s Texas goes to court Tuesday in a barroom brawl that could lead to the sale of the world’s largest honky-tonk on the auction block.
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The Key West Sunrise Rotary last fall dropped its sponsorship of the event and a biker brawl at the Rumor Lounge downtown left some city leaders wary of allowing the event to continue.
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People involved in the brawl, as well as those watching it, fled the area as Aurora officers responded to calls about the disturbance.
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Another motorist captured the brawl on cellphone video, which has since gone viral across social media platforms.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'brawl'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of brawl
Middle English braule, brall, noun derivative of brawlen “to 1brawl
BRAWL Defined for English Language Learners
brawl
playDefinition of brawl for English Language Learners
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: to fight noisily in usually a public place
BRAWL Defined for Kids
Definition of brawl for Students
brawled
;brawling
: to quarrel or fight noisily
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