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Verb
Present participle for to argue or quibble over trivial matters
pettifogging
quarrellingUK
quarrelingUS
arguing
squabbling
bickering
wrangling
altercating
disputing
sparring
argufying
quibbling
carping
talking back
having at it
putting up an argument
fighting
rowing
scrapping
spatting
brawling
controverting
hassling
tiffing
jarring
brabbling
falling out
making a big thing about
disagreeing
locking horns
clashing
bandying words
having words
crossing swords
differing
having a row
going at it hammer and tongs
feuding
chopping logic
debating
contending
failing to agree
battling
dissenting
having a fight
fighting like cat and dog
mixing it up
bumping heads
threaping
warring
having a disagreement
having a misunderstanding
caterwauling
conflicting
contesting
opposing
disaccording
discepting
butting heads
taking exception
taking issue
argy-bargying
having a tiff
setting to
taking on
cavillingUK
cavilingUS
nonconcurring
tangling
demurring
discording
objecting
having a spat
having an argument
hashing over
having an altercation
laying into
picking a bone
going at it
protesting against
struggling
kicking up a row
raising Cain
having shouting match
digging
fratching
lighting to
scraping
scolding
reaming
jawing
berating
getting into conflict
coming to blows
having a difference of opinion
getting into a dispute
discussing
challenging
contradicting
gainsaying
having a barney
bawling out
tongue-lashing
calling on the carpet
bandying
agitating
trading zingers
picking at
nastily arguing
canvasing
canvassing
mooting
causing a scene
rehashing
sassing
haggling
paltering
zapping
skirmishing
taking issue with
jumping on
ripping into each other
going for the jugular
letting someone have it
contradicting each other
hammering away
facing down
knocking around
verbally fighting
going one on one
putting up a fight
putting up a struggle
sticking it to
having at each other
picking an argument
socking it to
getting in one's face
jumping on each other
exchanging views
jumping on one's case
kicking around
talking over
hashing out
thrashing out
batting around
tossing around
varying
finding fault
having it out
breaking with
objecting to
getting tough with
“If it were not so serious it would be funny in retrospect to recall the finance minister saying that with his budget the days of arguing over fiscal federalism were over.”
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Nearby Words
arguing over nothing
arguings
arguing the pros and cons of
arguing with
argument
argumenta ad hominem
arguing out of
arguing into
arguing in favour of
arguing for
arguing against
arguing about
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