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Verbs of Verbal Action - Verbs for Verbal Confrontation

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to verbal confrontation such as "argue", "yell", and "bicker".

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Categorized English Verbs of Verbal Action
to argue

to speak to someone often angrily because one disagrees with them

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to confront

to face someone, particularly in a way that is unfriendly or threatening

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to dispute

to argue with someone, particularly over the ownership of something, facts, etc.

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to quarrel

to have a serious argument

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to wrangle

to have a noisy and intense argument

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to spat

to have a quick and small argument, usually over unimportant matters

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to bicker

to argue over unimportant things in an ongoing and repetitive way

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to squabble

to noisily argue over an unimportant matter

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to row

‌to have a noisy argument

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to feud

to have a lasting and heated argument with someone

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to altercate

to have a serious and heated argument with someone, often involving raised voices

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to rant

to speak loudly, expressing strong opinions or complaints

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to shout

to speak loudly, often associated with expressing anger or when you cannot hear what the other person is saying

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to yell

to shout very loudly

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to scream

to make a loud, sharp cry when we are feeling a strong emotion

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