[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

brawl \brawl\, v. i. imp.  p. p. brawled; p. pr.  vb. n.
   brawling. oe. braulen to quarrel, boast, brallen to cry,
   make a noise; cf. lg. brallen to brag, mhg. pr?ulen, g.
   prahlen, f. brailler to cry, shout, pr. brailar, braillar, w.
   bragal to vociferate, brag, armor. bragal to romp, to strut,
   w. broliaw to brag, brawl boast. ?95.
   1. to quarrel noisily and outrageously.
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            let a man that is a man consider that he is a fool
            that brawleth openly with his wife.   --golden boke.
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   2. to complain loudly; to scold.
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   3. to make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid
      stream running over stones.
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            where the brook brawls along the painful road.
                                                  --wordsworth.
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   syn: to wrangle; squabble; contend.
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see also:
brawled brawling 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

brawling \brawl"ing\, a.
   1. quarreling; quarrelsome; noisy.
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            she is an irksome brawling scold.     --shak.
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   2. making a loud confused noise. see brawl, v. i., 3.
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            a brawling stream.                    --j. s.
                                                  shairp.
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see also:
brawl 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

brawling
     adj : disposed to loud disagreements and fighting syn: fighting
see also:
fighting 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

40 moby thesaurus words for "brawling":
   bawling, blaring, blatant, blatting, blustering, boanergean,
   boisterous, brassy, brazen, clamant, clamorous, clamoursome,
   clanging, clangorous, clattery, crying, loudmouthed, mafficking,
   noiseful, noisy, obstreperous, openmouthed, rackety, rip-roaring,
   rowdy, scrappy, screaming, shouting, strepitant, strepitous,
   tumultuous, turbulent, uproarious, vociferant, vociferating,
   vociferous, yammering, yapping, yelling, yelping

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