Synonyms of brawling

brawling

verb

present participle of brawl

as in bickering

to express different opinions about something often angrily

the Wilsons were always loudly brawling, and the neighbors were always shutting their windows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bickering
• fighting
• arguing
• quarreling
• clashing
• squabbling
• wrangling
• disputing
• scrapping
• debating
• rowing
• quibbling
• jarring
• hassling
• spatting
• discussing
• controverting
• falling out
• altercating
• tiffing
• argufying
• brabbling
• mixing it up
• butting heads
• contesting
• locking horns
• bandying words
• daring
• contending
• challenging
• tangling
• protesting
• kicking
• nitpicking
• fussing
• defying
• objecting
• caviling
• considering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coexisting
• getting along
• accepting
• agreeing
• consenting
• concurring
• assenting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of brawling

Well, maybe everyone except for the fans escorted out of the right-field bleachers after brawling, another clip that went viral on social media. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Massive fights erupted at the Wisconsin State Fair during its chaotic closing hours Sunday, with viral video showing people in crowds throwing punches and brawling as police moved in to break up the mayhem. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

The perils of brawling with a bin Professor Tonge puts the likelihood of an upset at around 30%. — Mark Rice-Oxley, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026

What turns him on is cryptic babes, brawling men and stagy fables of lust, rivalry and possession. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

English soccer fans have earned a reputation for violent hooliganism, hurling plastic chairs and brawling their way across the piazzas and boulevards of Europe. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 3 July 2026

And in an age of boorish, brawling Little League Parents®, perhaps there’s a lesson to be learned from our new friends in the horn hats. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026

Judo doesn’t look like brawling. — Bhumika Tharoor, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026

Despite the ferocious domestic rivalries, the Tartan Army is considered among the world’s friendliest football fans, known for singing and mingling instead of brawling (even if only while their national team is playing). — Laura Dannen Redman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2026