brawl
pronunciation
How to pronounce brawl in British English:
UK [brɔːl]
How to pronounce brawl in American English:
US [brɔːl]
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- Noun:
- an uproarious party
- a noisy fight in a crowd
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- Verb:
- to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
Word Origin
- brawl (v.)
- late 14c., braulen "to cry out, scold, quarrel," probably related to Dutch brallen "to boast," or from French brailler "to shout noisily," frequentative of braire "to bray" (see bray (v.)). Meaning "quarrel, wrangle, squabble" is from early 15c. Related: Brawled; brawling.
- brawl (n.)
- mid-15c., from brawl (v.).
Example
- 1. Behind the scenes an almighty brawl is raging ( see article ) .
- 2. His uncle tommy once took on three men together in a brawl .
- 3. A meeting of surviving taliban commanders was said to have ended in a brawl and gunfight .
- 4. Now , assuming the event goes ahead at all , it could turn into a brawl .
- 5. After calling a surprise vote to catch opponents of the deal off-guard , the ruling grand national party ( gnp ) managed to force it through without the kind of brawl that many were expecting .