Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with quarrel in American Collocation
quarrel
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/ˈkwɔrəl/
serious and angry
bitter
deadly
fierce
serious
It was during this period that Scott-Ford had a bitter quarrel with his mother.
about something unimportant
petty
silly
unseemly
She got involved in a petty quarrel with one of her housemates.
between members of a family or other group
domestic
internal
personal
private
I was dragged into a domestic quarrel between Jane and her mother.
have a quarrel
become involved in
be involved in
get involved in
have
He got involved in a quarrel with his cousin, who was staying at the same hotel.
try to start a quarrel
pick
provoke
He had a tendency to take offence and to pick quarrels with people.
end a quarrel
end
patch up
resolve
settle
They tried to let the children settle their own quarrels without taking sides.