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.
Let a man that is a man consider that he is a fool that
brawleth openly with his wife.
Golden Boke.
2. To complain loudly; to scold.
3. To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a
rapid stream running over stones.
Where the brook brawls along the painful road.
Wordsworth.
Syn. -- To wrangle; squabble; contend.
Brawl (&?;), n. A noisy quarrel; loud,
angry contention; a wrangle; a tumult; as, a drunken
brawl.
His sports were hindered by the brawls.
Shak.
Syn. -- Noise; quarrel; uproar; row; tumult.
