noisy+quarrel

  • 61brannigan — ☆ brannigan [bran′ə gən ] n. [prob. after surname Brannigan] Slang a noisy quarrel or fight; brawl …

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  • 62fireworks — [fīr′wʉrks΄] pl.n. 1. firecrackers, rockets, etc., exploded or burned, as in celebrations, to produce noises or brilliant lighting effects sometimes used in sing. 2. a display of fireworks 3. a noisy quarrel or display of anger …

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  • 63fray — fray1 [frā] n. [ME frai, aphetic < affrai, AFFRAY] a noisy quarrel or fight; brawl vt. [ME fraien] Archaic to frighten fray2 [frā] vt., vi. [ME fraien < OFr freier < L fricare, to rub: see FRICTION] …

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  • 64squabble — n. & v. n. a petty or noisy quarrel. v.intr. engage in a squabble. Derivatives: squabbler n. Etymology: prob. imit.: cf. Sw. dial. sqvabbel a dispute …

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  • 65barney — n. (pl. eys) Brit. colloq. a noisy quarrel. Etymology: perh. dial …

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  • 66kickup — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: kick up 1. : a noisy quarrel : disturbance, row 2. a. : kick 1c …

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  • 67tea fight — noun : tea party 1 * * * tea fight noun (informal) A tea party • • • Main Entry: ↑tea * * * tea fight, British Slang. noisy quarrel; tea party …

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  • 68af|fray — «uh FRAY», noun, verb. –n. a noisy quarrel; fight in public; brawl. In law, an affray is fighting in a public place so as to frighten others. ╂[< Old French effrei < effreer; see the verb] –v.t. Archaic. to frighten. ╂[< Anglo French… …

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  • 69col|lie|shang|ie — «KOL ee SHANG ee», noun. Scottish. a noisy quarrel. ╂[origin uncertain] …

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  • 70fra|cas — «FRAY kuhs», noun. a noisy quarrel or fight; disorderly noise; disturbance; uproar; brawl: »We have only the Wheelers word for it that the Wheelers were right in every fracas and ruction they got into (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S): row, fray. ╂[<… …

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