argle-bargle
argle-bargle · argle-bargles · argle-bargled · argle-bargling
To argueTo argue.
Meaning
1 senses(slang)To argue.
Origin
First documented in English in 1822, from Scots (where first recorded in 1808), from earliFirst documented in English in 1822, from Scots (where first recorded in 1808), from earlier argle (“argue obstinately, wrangle”) used in English since 16th century, presumably from argue + -le (frequentative suffix), though possibly from Old Norse (Suio-Gothic) ierga – possibly influenced by haggle – plus rhyming reduplication, possibly from bargain, found in early variant aurgle-bargain (1720).
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Forms
argle-bargles, argle-bargling, argle-bargled, argle-bargled| Base form | argle-bargle · to argle-bargle |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | argle-bargles |
| Present participle | argle-bargling |
| Past simple | argle-bargled |
| Past participle | argle-bargled |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedargy-bargy
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle