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
John BurroughsExamples 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
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Miami hosts Seattle Tuesday night -- the same teams that brawled after Seattle’s recent Leagues Cup title-game win.
—Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Jason Green, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
In July, a group of girls got into a brawl near the restaurant's entrance that others recorded and posted on social media.
—Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Cody Rhodes came back with a Suicide Dive as the two brawled until the show went off the air.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Miami hosts Seattle Tuesday night -- the same teams that brawled after Seattle’s recent Leagues Cup title-game win.
—Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
Half a dozen inmates and four deputies were injured Friday morning when a brawl broke out at the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City, authorities said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025
In July, a group of girls got into a brawl near the restaurant's entrance that others recorded and posted on social media.
—Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Brawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brawl. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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