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brawl

/bɹɔl/ verb C2
  1. To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel. (intransitive)
  2. To create a disturbance; to complain loudly. (intransitive)
  3. Especially of a rapid stream running over stones: to make a loud, confused noise. (intransitive)
  4. To pour abuse on; to scold. (transitive)

He/she/it brawls · Past brawled · Past participle brawled · -ing form brawling

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Verb forms

Base form
brawl
He/she/it
brawls
Past
brawled
Past participle
brawled
-ing form
brawling

From the library

I would not brawl in the presence of death, but I can assure you that if I were a younger man your monstrous conduct would not pass with impunity.”
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 124 · C1

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