3. Earnest desire or longing. [Obs.] Holland.
To pick a quarrel. See under Pick, v. t.
Syn. — Brawl; broil; squabble; affray; feud; tumult; contest; dispute; altercation; contention; wrangle.
Quarrel
(Quar"rel), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quarreled or Quarrelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quarreling or Quarrelling.]
1. To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic.
Our people quarrel with obedience.
Shak.
But some defect in her
Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed.
Shak. 2. To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight.
Beasts called sociable quarrel in hunger and lust.
Sir W. Temple. 3. To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot.
I will not quarrel with a slight mistake.
Roscommon. Quarrel
(Quar"rel) v. t.
1. To quarrel with. [R.] "I had quarelled my brother purposely." B. Jonson.
2. To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights.
Quarrel
(Quar"rel) n. [Written also quarreller.] One who quarrels or wrangles; one who is quarrelsome.
Shak.
