Arguing

Definition: Arguing

Arguing

Adjective

1. Given to quarreling; "arguing children"; "quarrelsome when drinking".

Noun

1. A dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "arguing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Synonyms: Arguing

Crosswords: Arguing

I can't believe I'm arguing with lunch. (Stuart Little; writing credit: M. Night Shyamalan)

All this arguing is probably just upsetting the baby. (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay)

I mean, what's the use of our sitting around half the night arguing about whether there may - (The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy; writing credit: Douglas Adams; John Lloyd)

We're arguing because we care too much, and we're breaking up because we don't care enough. (Taxi; writing credit: Grahame Bond; Jim Burnett)

When the lion invites the mouse to a disputation, your majesty, the mouse, however fond he may be of arguing, would do well to avoid the disputation if he can; for the poor mouse does not know which to fear most: losing the argument or winning it. (The Disputation; writing credit: Hyam Maccoby)

That's got her arguing with her friends (Bow Wow [That's My Name]; performing artist: Lil Bow Wow)

We go on arguing (One Season; performing artist: The Roches)

There are two theories about arguing with women. Neither one works. (references; author: unknown)

When you are arguing with an idiot, make sure the other person isn't doing the same thing. (references; author: unknown)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Arguing A. I.: The Battle for Twenty-First Century Science (reference)

• Arguing About Sex: The Rhetoric of Christian Sexual Morality (reference)

• Arguing About Slavery: John Quincy Adams and the Great Battle in the United States Congress (reference)

• Arguing Comparative Politics (reference)

• Arguing Euthanasia: The Controversy over Mercy Killing, Assisted Suicide, and the 'Right to Die' (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Arguing the World (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

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[Two doctors arguing about a patient]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Lobby card promoting The Jackie Robinson Story, showing umpire arguing with Dodgers manager, while Jackie Robinson and another Dodger look on. Credit: Library of Congress.

Men arguing. Omaha, Nebraska. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

He wondered if they were arguing at home about that.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Civil Liberties

Austria

Jehovah's Witnesses filed an appeal with the Administrative Court, arguing that the law is illegal on administrative grounds. (references)

Austria

The group has appealed this decision to the Constitutional Court, arguing that a 10-year observation period is unconstitutional. (references)

Liberia

Opposition parties and human rights organizations criticized this directive, arguing that it violated the constitutional right of freedom of travel. (references)

Economic History

South Korea

However, in January 1986, the North suspended all talks, arguing that annual R.O.K.-U.S. military exercises were inconsistent with dialogue. (references)

Lebanon

The government does not consider that contract annulment has a negative impact on foreign investments in Lebanon, arguing Lebanon always honored all its obligations. (references)

Indonesia

On worker rights, Indonesia was the target of several petitions filed under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) legislation arguing that Indonesia did not meet internationally recognized labor standards. (references)

Human Rights

Zimbabwe

Dhliwayo reportedly was arguing with MDC supporters during the night before the killing. (references)

Kenya

The daily rate of at least $25 (2,000 shillings) for arguing a civil case before a judge is beyond the reach of most citizens. (references)

Gambia

Human rights activists and a coalition of lawyers severely criticized the Government for its position, arguing that the Government, in effect, was supporting impunity. (references)

Minorities

Romania

The victims appealed to the European Court of Justice, arguing that the sentences were too light at 2 to 6 years. (references)

Tanzania

The three plaintiffs who received compensation appealed the case, arguing that the compensation was not adequate. (references)

Greece

The Ministry of Interior, NGO's, and the Ombudsman intervened with the Mayor afterwards, arguing that demolition required a judicial decision. (references)

Political Economy

Tonga

A relatively small group of commoners vocally challenges the Constitution, arguing for a more representative and accountable government. (references)

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Licensed cable companies provide customers with some U.S. cable channels, for which they have not obtained rights, arguing that since these services are not officially for sale in Trinidad, they are not stealing them. (references)

Israel

The first-phase of redeployment under its terms was implemented by Israel on November 20, 1998. Implementation of the second and third phases of Wye Redeployment was delayed with the Netanyahu government arguing that significant Palestinian obligations pertaining to reciprocity issues contained in the Note for the Record were still outstanding. (references)

Political Rights

Saudi Arabia

The IRM implicitly condoned the two terrorist attacks as well, arguing that they were a natural outgrowth of a political system that does not tolerate peaceful dissent. (references)

Hong Kong

Legislators from the democratic parties and human rights activists protested the abolition of the councils, arguing that they were important to the development of party and democratic political leaders. (references)

Fiji

The decision of the Court of Appeal to uphold the Constitution was welcomed by local and international human rights groups; however, the interim civilian authorities, backed by the military, became the caretaker administration and remained in power, arguing this was necessary in the interest of national security and under the doctrine of necessity. (references)

Trade

Saudi Arabia

Due to accounting procedures used by the Saudi Government, the Department of Zakat and Income Tax imposes taxes even on payments that have not been received, arguing that the fact of non-payment is essentially immaterial in the tax liability determination process. (references)

Women

Malaysia

The Malaysian Employers Federation has criticized publicly any attempt to legislate against sexual harassment in the workplace, arguing that government-imposed policies would unduly restrict the management of labor relations. (references)

Worker Rights

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Aluminj Mostar has protested the ILO ruling, arguing that it did not have the opportunity to respond to the union complaint. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expression using "arguing": it's not worth arguing. Additional references.

Chinese 

争论 (Argue, Argued, Argumentative, Augmentative, Contestation). (various references)

French

arraisonnant, arguant. (various references)

German

erörternd (debating), argumentierend (reasoning). (various references)

Hebrew 

�"תוכחות (debating, discussing, disputing), �"תפלמסות (disputation, polemics, polemization). (various references)

Hungarian

elunva a vitatkozást (tired of arguing), beleunva a vitatkozásba (tired of arguing), belefáradva a vitatkozásba (tired of arguing). (various references)

Indonesian

pembalahan (disputation). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

遣り取り (arguing back and forth, exchange, giving and taking), 横議 (arguing persistently), 問�"無�"� (there being no use in arguing), やり取り (arguing back and forth, exchange, giving and taking), 対論 (arguing face to face). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

たいろ�" (arguing face to face), おうぎ (arguing persistently, folding fan, hidden purpose, mysteries, secrets), やりとり (arguing back and forth, exchange, giving and taking), も�"どうむよう (there being no use in arguing). (various references)

Korean 

변� (Pleading). (various references)

Pig Latin

arguingay

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words ending with "arguing": counterarguing, outarguing, rearguing, redarguing. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Arguing" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: agrocin, Arduini, argin, argueing. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: raging, urging.

-2 letters: aging, garni, grain, ruing, unrig.

-3 letters: agin, airn, gain, gang, gaun, gaur, giga, girn, gnar, gran, grig, grin, guan, guar, ragi, rain, rang, rani, ring, ruga, ruin, rung, unai.

-4 letters: ain, air, ani, gag, gan, gar, gig, gin, gnu, gun, nag, rag, ran, ria, rig, rin, rug, run, urn.

-5 letters: ag, ai.

+1 letter: auguring, guarding, sugaring.

+2 letters: argufying, outraging, ragouting, rearguing, regauging, rummaging, upgrading.

+3 letters: desugaring, draughting, fraughting, gauffering, glamouring, graduating, haranguing, leaguering, ligaturing, outarguing, outglaring, outranging, redarguing, regulating, uncharging, unguarding.

+4 letters: bushranging, clangouring, corrugating, encouraging, expurgating, fulgurating, granulating, gratulating, grubstaking, guarantying, ingurgitate, objurgating, outbragging, outcharging, outdragging, scrummaging, spurgalling, subrogating, surcharging, surrogating, upgathering, vulgarising, vulgarizing.

+5 letters: autografting, autographing, beglamouring, beleaguering, bullyragging, burglarizing, bushrangings, deregulating, discouraging, gastrulating, glamourizing, guaranteeing, inaugurating, ingurgitated, ingurgitates, lifeguarding, promulgating, regularizing, reregulating, roughcasting, safeguarding, slaughtering, sugarcoating, unaggressive.

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