brawled; brawling; brawls
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—
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brawler
noun
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
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Examples of brawl in a Sentence
Verb
Fans were brawling in the streets after the game.
the Wilsons were always loudly brawling, and the neighbors were always shutting their windows
Noun
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 on the WebOlivia Crandall, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2024
It was later announced that prior to Tillerson’s visit the U.S. attorney’s office had dropped charges due to insufficient evidence against 11 of 15 presidential bodyguards indicted after brawling with protesters during Erdogan’s May 2017 visit to Washington.
—Amanda Sloat, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2018
Brian Cheung, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
As the brawl was unfolding, the school was temporarily placed on lockdown, according to WIFR.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 14 Sep. 2024
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Verb
The gals are masters of keeping the mask firmly on, brawling a whole kayfabe fight on camera that has little to nothing to do with the real interpersonal conflicts happening behind the scenes.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2024
It was later announced that prior to Tillerson’s visit the U.S. attorney’s office had dropped charges due to insufficient evidence against 11 of 15 presidential bodyguards indicted after brawling with protesters during Erdogan’s May 2017 visit to Washington.
—Amanda Sloat, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2018
Noun
Backyard brawl But Frey, a Democrat, acknowledges that the plan was hugely controversial.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
As the brawl was unfolding, the school was temporarily placed on lockdown, according to WIFR.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 14 Sep. 2024
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“Brawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brawl. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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