Meaning & use
brawling
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Fighting or quarreling noisily and roughly, typically in public.
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Two men were brawling outside the bar late at night.
The rival fans started brawling in the stadium parking lot.
A note on using this word
As a noun, "brawling" also names the criminal offense of engaging in a noisy public fight.
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