To exchange blows; skirmish; fight off and on: said particularly of the skirmishing of archers and slingers.To quarrel; contend in words; engage in petulant altercation; wrangle.Hence —3. To make a brawling sound; make any repeated noisy action; clatter.To run rapidly; move quickly; quiver; be tremulous, like flame or water.To make a short rapid run.To strike repeatedly.n. A fight, especially a confused fight.n. A quarrel; an angry dispute; an altercation.n. A confused or rapid succession of sounds; a rattling or clattering noise.n. A short rapid run or race; a staggering run, as from loss of equilibrium.n. A bowl or dish for containing liquor, properly one made of wood; a drinking-cup; also, specifically, in many parts of Scotland, a wooden dish made of staves and hoops, like a tub, for holding food.