quarrelled

Exchanged angry words

Quarrelled is the past tense of quarrel, meaning to argue or dispute angrily.

The spelling with double L is standard in British English; American English prefers quarreled.

They quarrelled over money, The siblings quarrelled constantly as children.

argument

argued

Disputed verbally

wrangled · squabbled · spat · rowed · feuded · clashed · altercation · tiff · disagreement · falling-out

disagreement

differed

Was unlike another

contradicted · challenged · diverged · conflicted · demurred · protested · at odds · at loggerheads · crossed swords · butted heads

hostility

enmity

Bitter, lasting ill will

rancor · acrimony · antagonism · bad blood · ill will · estrangement · alienation · grudge · vendetta · feud

anger

rage

Intense, violent anger

heated · furious · livid · fuming · seething · incensed · irate · indignant · wrathful · explosive

Opposites
interpersonal conflict vs. harmony

quarrelledagreed

Shared the same view

reconciled · made up · made peace · harmonized · got along

dispute vs. resolution

quarrelledreconciled

Restored to harmony

made up · made peace · compromised · settled · came to terms

agreement/resolution

quarrelledagreed

Shared the same view

concurred · compromised · settled · resolved · negotiated

Phrases
Family

quarrelling

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