Thesaurus results for ARGLE-BARGLE

argle-bargle

noun

ˌär-gəl-ˈbär-gəl

Definition of argle-bargle

chiefly British

as in quarrel

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions after a lot of argle-bargle even with members of his own party, the prime minister managed to get the measure through parliament

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Recent Examples of argle-bargle However, this raft of procedural changes is at the heart of argle-bargle that way lay projects and choke production. — Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 This was the Biden who mumbled argle-bargle at the White House’s Juneteenth celebration. — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 29 June 2024

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Noun

In the first incident, a 47-year-old man was stabbed multiple times in the upper body during a quarrel with his killer outside a Bronx homeless shelter on Sedgwick Ave.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
When a quarrel over an inheritance revives old hostilities, their relationship comes under pressure from greed and treachery in a conflict not of their making.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of quarrel

Noun

Heemeyer owned a muffler shop in the town and had been engaged in a long-running series of property and zoning disputes with local authorities.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Having been through the NBA and NFL lockouts of 2011 and other labor disputes, McKenzie recalled just how much of a rush there can be on supplementing income if paychecks don’t resume.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of dispute

Noun

Understanding the disagreement gives you somewhere useful to begin.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026
If the United States continues to let misinformation, distrust, and political disagreement dominate the conversation, the consequences will be felt beyond the energy sector.

— MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of disagreement

Noun

Abha Khanna, an attorney for Peltola's campaign, said during arguments Tuesday before Matthews the campaign wasn't seeking to disrupt the ballot counting process.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
The group is using the findings, shared first with Semafor, to reinforce its argument that states and tribes should oversee the markets instead of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ahead of a looming Supreme Court ruling.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of argument

Noun

On Friday, Benson's family told CBS News Detroit that the incident stemmed from an altercation that happened years prior.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Wallace was charged in federal court last month on the same day that her successor, Cody Bass, was ordered to spend 10 days in a Douglas County, Nevada, jail for a harassment conviction stemming from an altercation at a brewpub.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of altercation

Noun

The groups seized on the recent Nvidia controversy, demanding hearings with now-former CEO Jensen Huang and Commerce Department officials.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Chinese spy allegations escalate Huang’s reported relationship with Powell adds another complication to an existing controversy.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of controversy

Noun

Neither approach is wrong, but misunderstandings can arise when one partner feels crowded and the other feels lonely.

— Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2026
Fom the beginning, the whole story is built on misunderstanding and miscommunication.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of misunderstanding

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