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Definition of brawling - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
conflictnoisy fight involving several people
- The brawling outside the club woke the neighbors.
Adjective
1.
chaotic scenecharacterized by noisy and disorderly fighting
- The brawling crowd spilled into the streets.
2.
behaviorinvolving aggressive and unruly behavior
- The brawling fans were escorted out of the stadium.
Origin of brawling
Old English, brawl (quarrel) + -ing (action)
Terms with brawling included in their meaning
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fighting
disorderly fighting or brawling without rules
Examples of brawling in a sentence
Video of the brawling spread quickly across social media. The brawling scene was captured on video. Police struggled to control the brawling fans. The brawling children disrupted the class. Brawling guests caused a scene at the wedding.
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- French:bagarre, bagarreur, ...
- German:Schlägerei, lärmend, ...
- Italian:rissa, rissoso, ...
- Spanish:riña, pendenciero, ...
- Portuguese:pancadaria, tumultuado, ...
- Chinese:群殴, 吵闹的, ...
- Japanese:乱闘, 騒々しい, ...
- Arabic:شِجَار, فَوْضَوِي, ...
- Hebrew:קְטָטָה, אַלִּים, ...
- Russian:драка, шумный, ...
- Ukrainian:бійка, бійливий, ...
- Hindi:मारपीट, अव्यवस्थित, ...
Definition of brawl - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
fightengage in a noisy, rough fight
- The fans began to brawl after the match.
2.
- The neighbors brawled over the loud music.
Noun
1.
conflictnoisy fight involving many people
- The brawl at the stadium was chaotic.
2.
verbal conflictloud argument or conflict
- Their family dinner ended in a loud brawl over politics.
3.
- They hosted a brawl that lasted all night.
Expressions with brawl
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fight that occurs in a bar involving multiple people
The police were called to handle a barroom brawl last night.
fight in sports causing all players to join
The game turned chaotic with a bench-clearing brawl.
ice hockey fight involving all skaters on ice
The game erupted into a line brawl after the whistle.
Origin of brawl
Middle English, braulen (to quarrel)
Examples of brawl in a sentence
Protesters began to brawl with the police. Fans brawled outside the stadium. They brawled with the manager over the service. A brawl broke out at the concert, causing panic. The police were called to break up the brawl in the street. A brawl broke out at the bar.
The debate turned into a brawl. The college brawl was the talk of the town. Neighbors complained about the noise from the brawl next door.
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- French:se bagarrer, bagarre, ...
- German:in eine Schlägerei geraten, Schlägerei, ...
- Italian:azzuffarsi, rissa, ...
- Spanish:pelear, pelea, ...
- Portuguese:lutar, briga, ...
- Chinese:打斗, 群殴, ...
- Japanese:乱闘する, 乱闘, ...
- Arabic:تَعارَكَ, شِجَار, ...
- Hebrew:לָרִיב מַכּוֹת, קְטָטָה, ...
- Russian:драться, драка, ...
- Ukrainian:битися, бійка, ...
- Hindi:मारपीट करना, हंगामा, ...
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