skirmish Definition

clash, encounter, brush, tussle, fight, wrangling, bickering, mix-up, run-in, velitation, scuffle, battle, confrontation, fracas, brawl, melee, squabble, fistfight, gunfight, altercation, duel, feud, firefight, dustup, fisticuffs, dispute, showdown, dogfight, rivalry, disagreement, conflict, wrangle, fisticuff, joust, battleground, infighting, shootout, stalemate, warfare, trench warfare, tiff, donnybrook, contretemps, clashes, quarrel, slanging match, stoush, catfight, spats, slugfest, standoff, brouhaha, pitting, incident, tug, flareup, crossfire, imbroglio, kerfuffle, sniping, struggle, flashpoint, jawing, debate, salvo, throwdown, blowup, rumpus, tangle, ruckus, rift, tempest, saga, acrimony, rammy, battailant, assault, brushback, bunfight, wars, pickeer, controversy, collision, testiest, sitzkrieg, monomachy, hot war, hostilities, sparring, beanball, gaffe, argument, digladiation, quarreler, incursion, animosity, hand to hand, furor, tit, outburst,