brawls 1 of 2

noun

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 brawls
Noun
Bond's relative lack of experience and finesse also feeds into the chaos of all-out brawls. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026 Roma won the derby against Lazio 2-0, but there were brawls between the players after each of the goals. — ABC News, 17 May 2026 The beach takeovers typically include brawls and underage drinking. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026 Viral videos of onboard brawls contributed to the airline’s notoriety. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 9 May 2026 Such brawls can ignite without warning, and are among the reasons humans are forbidden by county law to get within 50 feet of the horses. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2026 Interspersed with the adventure – and quite a few brawls with bad guys – are flashbacks to Kara’s time on Krypton and adopting Krypto. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 June 2026 That kicked off 240-character brawls with other scientists who insisted that flu posed a greater risk than COVID-19. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 13 May 2026 Kennywood, a nearly 130-year-old amusement park outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is tightening its summer chaperon policy as parks around the country experience violent brawls and unruly teen crowds heading into the heart of the season. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Verb
As the man brawls with his in-laws, the boy is caught between two worlds, of male rage and female subjection. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brawls
  1. clashes
  2. altercations
  3. noises
  4. fights
  5. skirmishes
  6. quarrels
  7. roars
  8. bickers
Noun
  • But occasionally there can be personality clashes or people who other people on the trip find annoying.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Sistan-Baluchistan, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, has long seen clashes between security forces, insurgents and drug smugglers.
    — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of clashes
Noun
  • During his time with the Pistons, he was known for getting into altercations with opposing players, most recently in February 2026, when he was suspended for seven games following a fight with the Charlotte Hornets.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • Court documents describe multiple violent altercations between Spencer and his wife leading up to the murder and one arrest after Spencer hit his wife and threatened to kill her.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
Definition of altercations
Noun
  • Karissa Waddick Some veterans who experience post-traumatic stress related to loud noises are finding relief this year.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Owners should desensitize pets to loud noises by playing firework sounds with positive reinforcement.
    — Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of noises
Verb
  • Agamemnon is the commander of the Greek army that fights the Trojan War for the recovery of Menelaus’s wife, Helen.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026
  • What fights an itch depends on its cause and there's a need for better treatments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
Definition of fights
Noun
  • Johnson brushes off the skirmishes, broadly speaking, as part of the governing process.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • While the war ended years before, the hostility spread from the stands — with skirmishes among supporters — into the field, when Maradona tricked the referee and the world with the World Cup’s most infamous goal, punching the ball into the net with his fist above England’s goalie Peter Shilton.
    — Gabriel Sama, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
Definition of skirmishes
Noun
  • Rounding out the top five names were seven write-in votes for the Sacramento Capitals or Capitols — which could be nicknamed the Caps to avoid quarrels over the spelling — and six votes for the Sacramento Stingers or Sting, referencing the collegiate Sacramento State Hornets.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
  • In a 2024 study, researchers found that chimpanzee mothers tended to step in to defend their children in quarrels—say, over food or space in a tree—in about half of cases the researchers observed in the wild.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 May 2026
Definition of quarrels
Noun
  • Johnson’s first budget made the CARE pilot permanent and doubled staff positions in 2024, to roars of approval from his progressive base.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • The cheers and the roars reverberated around NRG Stadium.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of roars
Verb
  • The pope, played by Samora la Perdida, is a mincing oaf who bickers with Galas about the value of translating Wagner.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of bickers

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