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Arguing Moderate

Arguing has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

"they were involved in a violent argument"

2

argument

"After hours of arguing, they finally reached an agreement to split the inheritance equally."

Verb
1

present participle of argue

"The two friends were arguing loudly about who borrowed their car without permission."

In plain English: Arguing means having a disagreement where people say things to try and prove they are right while trying to convince others they are wrong.

"She was arguing with her neighbor about who owned the garden shed."

Example Sentences
"She was arguing with her neighbor about who owned the garden shed." verb
"They spent the whole evening arguing about whose turn it was to do the dishes." verb
"The two neighbors were arguing loudly over the property line dispute next door." verb
"He stopped arguing with his children and simply listened to their side of the story." verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
dispute
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
argy-bargy firestorm sparring polemic fight
Rhyming Words
ing ging ying sing ling xing ting zing fing hing qing ving ring jing ping king ning oing ding ming
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