A quarrel or argument expressed in words; a verbal dispute.
昨夜、兄とささいなことで言い争いをした。
Last night I had an argument with my brother over something trivial.
SNSで見知らぬ人と意見が合わず言い争いになった。
On social media I ended up arguing with a stranger whose opinion didn't match mine.
会議中に彼らは激しく言い争いを始めた。
They began to argue heatedly during the meeting.