Brawl (&?;), n. A noisy quarrel; loud, angry contention; a wrangle; a tumult; as, a
drunken brawl.
His sports were hindered by the brawls.
Shak.
Syn. -- Noise; quarrel; uproar; row; tumult.
Brawl (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Brawled (&?;);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Brawling.]
[OE. braulen to quarrel, boast, brallen to cry, make a noise; cf. LG. brallen to brag, MHG. pr&?;ulen, G. prahlen, F. brailler to cry, shout,
Pr. brailar, braillar, W. bragal to vociferate, brag, Armor. bragal to romp, to strut, W. broliaw to brag, brawl boast. &?;95.]
1. To quarrel noisily and outrageously.
Let a man that is a man consider that he is a fool that
brawleth openly with
his wife.
Golden Boke.
2. To complain loudly; to scold.
3. To make a loud confused noise, as the water
of a rapid stream running over stones.
Where the brook brawls along the painful road.
Wordsworth.
Syn. -- To wrangle; squabble; contend.
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