brawling
present participle ofbrawl
| 单词 | brawling |
| 释义 | brawling present participle ofbrawl brawl verb[I] uk/brɔːl/us/brɑːl/tofightin arough,noisy,uncontrolledway: Theyoungmen had nothingbetterto do than brawl in thestreets. to fight
Fighting
Examplesofbrawlingbrawling 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 bybrawlinginside the church. From theCambridge English Corpus Part of the clamour of modernity is a public sonicbrawling, as urban space becomes a site of acoustic conflict. From theCambridge English Corpus Disputes centred on issues concerning marriage, family registers, land,brawling, theft and land taxes. From theCambridge English Corpus For it not only maintains the contentious or adversary stance; it positively encourages the dog fight, thebrawling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 After somebrawling, the militia decided to return home and marched back to the station. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to realise the effect of thatbrawlingbetween the nationalisers and non-nationalisers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One does not gain by thesebrawlinginterruptions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If they visited these public houses, they would find that the neighbours have constantly to put up with fighting andbrawlingin the streets outside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, if he wants to have a brawl with anyone, he must choose someone who is used tobrawling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I would also point out that the village inn is not that scene ofbrawlingdrunkenness which some temperance advocates be- lieve it to be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are appalled, too, by the political and ideologicalbrawlingthat goes on at every international conference. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not think that it is okay for parents and carers to smack adults in comparable circumstances; that would bebrawling, affray or grievous bodily harm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To their disgust, my constituents found themselves booted around as a football buried amidst a scrum of undignified andbrawlingdirectorates battling for personal power, shareholders' profits and capital gains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They differ on a particular case, they may differ very strongly, but they do not go alarming the patient and alarming his relations bybrawlingin public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Earlier today they treated us to a disgraceful display ofbrawlingand braying in support of mandatory postal ballots, but now that we are discussing the practicalities they are absent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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