feuding
/fjuːd/ (bre, ipa) · [fjˈudɪŋ] /fjuːd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfjuːdɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [fjˈudɪŋ] /ˈfjuːdɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [fjˈudɪŋ] /ˈfyüd/ (ame, mw)
feuding — verb
- feudingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- feudings3rd person singular
- feudinging-ing form
- feudingedpast simple
1. When two people, families, or groups stay angry and keep arguing or fighting ove
When two people, families, or groups stay angry and keep arguing or fighting over many months or years because of a past disagreement, often with each side doing hurtful or violent things in return.
The Montoya family has been feuding with the O'Shea family over a land boundary for three generations.
feud + with + someone + over + something
Nadia and Esteban stopped feuding long enough to agree on a schedule for seeing their children.
Two rappers feuded publicly on social media for months over accusations of stolen lyrics.
Brooke grew tired of feuding with her neighbour over the fence and invited him for coffee.
- quarrel
less intense and often shorter; can describe a single heated argument rather than a multi-year conflict
- clash
suggests a sudden, often violent confrontation rather than a long-term state of hostility
- battle
more general; can be literal (military) or metaphorical, but does not imply the personal, long-standing bitterness of a feud
- reconcile
to end a feud by making peace
文法句型
feud + with + someone
feud + over + something
feuding + between/among + people/groups
用法筆記
Frequently describes conflicts between families, clans, or organised groups that span years or decades. The preposition 'with' introduces the other party, and 'over' introduces the cause of the disagreement.
常見錯誤
feuding — noun
1. A state in which two people, families, or groups stay angry with each other for
A state in which two people, families, or groups stay angry with each other for many months or years, often involving repeated acts of hatred, unfair treatment, or even physical violence.
The feuding between the Nguyen and Tran families has divided the small farming village for forty years.
feuding + between + [two groups]
Decades of feuding between the two parties made it almost impossible to pass any new laws.
decades/years of feuding
The feuding among the three siblings over their father's will eventually tore the family apart.
A mediator was brought in to end the feuding that had divided the school staff for years.
- peace
the absence of conflict or hostility
- reconciliation
the formal act of ending a feud and restoring friendly relations
文法句型
feuding + between + people/groups
feuding + among + people/groups
years/decades of feuding
用法筆記
Used uncountably to describe the general state or activity of being in a feud. Unlike the countable noun 'feud' ('a feud between two families'), 'feuding' emphasises the ongoing, continuous nature of the hostility.