brawls 1 of 2

noun

Definition of brawlsnext
plural of brawl
1
as in clashes
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people they were thrown out of the party after starting a brawl

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2
as in altercations
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions the student drama society's decision to put on the controversial play prompted a brawl at the school board meeting

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3
as in noises
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound we could hear the brawl of the river rapids ahead of us before we could actually see them

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brawls

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verb

present tense third-person singular of brawl
as in fights
to express different opinions about something often angrily the Wilsons were always loudly brawling, and the neighbors were always shutting their windows

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brawls
  1. altercations
  2. noises
  3. disagreements
  4. argues
  5. controversies
  6. arguments
Noun
  • The arrest was the culminating incident in a string of altercations between the couple over their son Lyrik, then 5.
    — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • There have been almost no physical altercations in the Little Scandinavia unit, for example.
    — ByJennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of altercations
Noun
  • Boredom, loneliness, or stress—often caused by separation anxiety or loud noises—can prompt this behavior as a form of self-soothing.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Arriving at a shelter filled with loud noises had a negative impact on Jazzy, so she was moved to a foster home.
    — TJ Macias, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of noises
Noun
  • Iyengar added that today’s political believers are also willing to overlook any possible disagreements on public policy matters.
    — John Scott Lewinski, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Previous ceasefire efforts have collapsed due to disagreements over the terms of hostage releases and Israel's demand for Hamas to disarm—something Hamas has repeatedly refused to do.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of disagreements
Verb
  • White argues that the crypto industry has become a re-creation of much of what its original ideology claimed to despise.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But Vanessa Cho, design partner at GV, Alphabet’s venture capital division, argues that’s the wrong way for founders to think about design.
    — Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of argues
Noun
  • That means the lower courts will have the final say on many important controversies.
    — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This year’s ceremony is the second under new leadership after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was dissolved following controversies including allegations the HFPA had no Black members, ran smear campaigns and engaged in questionable financial practices.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of controversies
Noun
  • The panel explicitly rejected arguments distinguishing OSC’s power from other executive agencies, reinforcing expansive executive authority in this area.
    — Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Defence lawyers sought a closed trial, but their arguments were rejected by the judge in mid-February and it will be held in open court.
    — Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of arguments
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