Bahasa Melayu

perang

Bahasa Melayu

English

war of words, verbal fight

A heated argument using words instead of weapons.

ڤراڠ

Examples

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  1. Mereka terlibat dalam perang mulut selepas mesyuarat itu.

    They got into a war of words after that meeting.

  2. Perang mulut antara jiran itu berlarutan sampai petang.

    The war of words between the neighbours went on until evening.

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perang mulut

It refers to a heated verbal argument.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.