A skirmish is a small fight more a dust up than a full out battle and it can refer to a physical fight or just a battle of words. It is definitely confrontational, though.
To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
Noun
a minor short-term fight
Verb
engage in a skirmish
v. i.
To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a
skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
v. i.
A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat
between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies
of troops.
v. i.
A slight contest.
Skirmish
Skirmish
They never meet but there's a skirmish of wit.
To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.
A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between detachments from armies, or between detached and small bodies of troops.
Usage Examples
There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty.
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