The act of arguing or quarreling, especially about trivial matters; constant bickering.
Present participle of 'brangle,' maintaining the root's meaning of dispute or contention. The '-ing' suffix creates both a noun (the action) and gerund form common in English.
In medieval times, 'brangling' often appeared in legal records to describe petty disputes between neighbors—it was such a common problem that communities had specific rules about it! The word perfectly captures the exhausting sound and sense of endless, pointless argument.
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