arguing

v. dispute; claim; give reasons

Noun
1. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
(synonym) controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument
(hypernym) dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict
(hyponym) argy-bargy, argle-bargle

Verb
1. present reasons and arguments
(synonym) reason
(hypernym) present, represent, lay out
(hyponym) re-argue
(derivation) argument, argumentation, debate
2. have an argument about something
(synonym) contend, debate, fence
(hypernym) converse, discourse
(hyponym) stickle
(entail) disagree, differ, dissent, take issue
(derivation) controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
3. give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"
(synonym) indicate
(hypernym) present, represent, lay out
(derivation) argument, statement

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Argue
  

zheng4 ren2 zheng1 nian2
Men from Zheng arguing about their age.
A meaningless quarrel.

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