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词汇 brawling
释义 brawling
present participle ofbrawl
brawl
verb[ I ]
uk /brɔːl/ us /brɑːl/
to fight in a rough, noisy, uncontrolled way: 斗殴,大打出手
The young men had nothing better to do than brawl in the streets.这些年轻人除了在大街上打架斗殴做不出什么好事。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to fight
fightAll this is really not worth fighting over.
scrapTwo boys were scrapping in the playground.
brawlThe football hooligans are out brawling again.
clashStudents clashed with police during demonstrations at five universities.
struggleSome of the customers struggled with the robbers, but to no avail.
come to blowsSupporters nearly came to blows with each other before the match.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Fighting
armed combat
arms
array
bellicosity
blood diamond
bloodlessly
blow
come close to blowsidiom
conflict
dogfight
firefight
fracas
refight
remobilization
remobilize
scuffle
see action
send
toe
tussle

Examples of brawling


brawling

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


The priest further alleged that women were bringing religion into disrepute by brawling inside the church.
Part of the clamour of modernity is a public sonic brawling, as urban space becomes a site of acoustic conflict.
Disputes centred on issues concerning marriage, family registers, land, brawling, theft and land taxes.
For it not only maintains the contentious or adversary stance; it positively encourages the dog fight, the brawling.
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After some brawling, the militia decided to return home and marched back to the station.
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We have to realise the effect of that brawling between the nationalisers and non-nationalisers.
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One does not gain by these brawling interruptions.
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If they visited these public houses, they would find that the neighbours have constantly to put up with fighting and brawling in the streets outside.
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However, if he wants to have a brawl with anyone, he must choose someone who is used to brawling.
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I would also point out that the village inn is not that scene of brawling drunkenness which some temperance advocates be- lieve it to be.
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They are appalled, too, by the political and ideological brawling that goes on at every international conference.
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We do not think that it is okay for parents and carers to smack adults in comparable circumstances; that would be brawling, affray or grievous bodily harm.
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To their disgust, my constituents found themselves booted around as a football buried amidst a scrum of undignified and brawling directorates battling for personal power, shareholders' profits and capital gains.
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They differ on a particular case, they may differ very strongly, but they do not go alarming the patient and alarming his relations by brawling in public.
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Earlier today they treated us to a disgraceful display of brawling and braying in support of mandatory postal ballots, but now that we are discussing the practicalities they are absent.
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