as in quarrel
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
after a lot of argle-bargle even with members of his own party, the prime minister managed to get the measure through parliament
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Recent Examples of argle-bargle
However, this raft of procedural changes is at the heart of argle-bargle that way lay projects and choke production.
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Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
This was the Biden who mumbled argle-bargle at the White House’s Juneteenth celebration.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 29 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for argle-bargle
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The basketball star has a reputation for being able to silence media noise in the most crucial moments, but the family element of this quarrel seems to have hit a little too close to home this time.—
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Carter’s eleventh-hour time line seems to be wrong, but the matter won’t be settled by these quarrels.—
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According to Smith, and a statement released by the Atlanta police department, police officers arrived at a house in Atlanta in response to an apparent dispute allegedly involving gunshots.—
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According to Smith, police responded to a call about a dispute with a weapon at a home and then set up a perimeter outside the house after a man shut the door on officers.—
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Netanyahu fired Ronen Bar, the previous holder of the post, last month after disagreements over who should be held responsible for failing to prevent the October 2023 attack by Hamas that triggered the war in Gaza.—
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An Israeli official denied that there was any disagreement between the two leaders.—
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Apologizing for your role in an argument—which doesn’t mean taking all of the blame—is a shortcut to a peaceful resolution.—
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The judge declined to adopt his tentative at the end of the hour-long arguments and instead set a follow-up hearing for further argument on April 7.—
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The two then had an altercation, during which one of the children was knocked over and Villalobos fled, according to authorities.—
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Although officially estranged, the couple were still living together with their three sons under the age of 11 at the time of the July 16, 2023, altercation outside their house.—
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But even without the political controversy, Tesla is facing headwinds due to growing competition from other automakers, particularly those in China.—
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Plus, there’s no shortage of controversy in modern politics—use this recipe as a starting point for your own cheeky and timely dessert.—
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In the co-main event of the fight card, Brandon Grach and Liam Talivaa face off in a heavyweight rematch.—
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And now, she's won her fight to criminalize deepfakes.—
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Better to follow the West German example and achieve full NATO membership for independent Ukraine than to watch essential U.S. support dwindle as Congress bickers and Trump’s reelection odds increase.—
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Meanwhile, Esmeralda bickers with her daughter Jacqueline (Tenley Stitzer), who’s terrified of nuclear war and obsessed with rocker David Lee Roth.—
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“Argle-bargle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/argle-bargle. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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