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- [brawl]
- /brɔl/
- /brɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brawl]
- /brɔl/
Definitions of brawl word
- countable noun brawl A brawl is a rough or violent fight. 3
- verb brawl If someone brawls, they fight in a very rough or violent way. 3
- noun brawl a loud disagreement or fight 3
- noun brawl an uproarious party 3
- verb brawl to quarrel or fight noisily; squabble 3
- verb brawl (esp of water) to flow noisily 3
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Origin of brawl
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; (v.) Middle English brawlen, brallen to raise a clamor, quarrel, boast; of uncertain origin; (noun) Middle English braule, brall, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Brawl
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brawl popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
brawl usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brawl
noun brawl
- squabble — to engage in a petty quarrel.
- clash — When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
- riot — a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
- ruckus — a noisy commotion; fracas; rumpus: The losers are sure to raise a ruckus.
verb brawl
- tussle — to struggle or fight roughly or vigorously; wrestle; scuffle.
- bicker — When people bicker, they argue or quarrel about unimportant things.
- wrestle — to engage in wrestling.
- buck — A buck is a US or Australian dollar.
- roughhouse — rough, disorderly playing, especially indoors.
Antonyms for brawl
noun brawl
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- truce — a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- harmony — agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
verb brawl
- concur — If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.
- harmonize — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- give in — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- make peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
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