Brawl Definition
brôl
brawled, brawling, brawls
noun
brawls
A rough, noisy quarrel or fight; row.
Webster's New World
A noisy, drunken party.
Webster's New World
A fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
Wiktionary
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verb
brawled, brawling, brawls
To quarrel or fight noisily.
Webster's New World
To flow noisily over rapids, falls, etc.
Webster's New World
To complain loudly; to scold.
Wiktionary
To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid stream running over stones.
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Origin of Brawl
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Middle English braule, brall "brawl, squabble" from braulen, brallen "to clamour, boast, quarrel". Compare Middle High German prālen "to boast, flaunt" (German prahlen "to vaunt, boast, flaunt"), Low German brallen "to brag", Dutch brallen "to boast", Danish bralle "chatter, jabber".
From Wiktionary
Middle English braul from braullen to quarrel
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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