- squabble
- squabble (n.) c.1600, probably of imitative origin (Cf. dialectal Swedish skvabbel "quarrel," dialectal Ger. schwabbeln "to babble, prattle"). The verb is recorded from c.1600.
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Squabble — Squab ble (skw[o^]b b l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squabbled} ( b ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squabbling} ( bl[i^]ng).] [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute, skvappa to chide.] 1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly manner; to scuffle; to struggle; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squabble — n *quarrel, wrangle, altercation, bickering, spat, tiff Analogous words: dispute, controversy, *argument: row, rumpus, scrap, *brawl, broil squabble vb quarrel, wrangle, altercate, bicker, spat, tiff (see under QUARREL n) Analogous words:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
squabble — [n] argument altercation, bickering, controversy, difference, difference of opinion, disagreement, dispute, feud, fight, flap*, fuss*, hassle, quarrel, row*, scene*, scrap*, set to*, spat*, tiff*, words*, wrangle; concept 46 Ant. agreement,… … New thesaurus
squabble — ► NOUN ▪ a trivial noisy quarrel. ► VERB ▪ engage in a squabble. ORIGIN probably imitative … English terms dictionary
Squabble — Squab ble, v. t. (Print.) To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry or are mixed and need careful readjustment; said of type that has been set up. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squabble — Squab ble, n. A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squabble — index affray, altercation, bicker, brawl (noun), brawl (verb), confrontation (altercation), contend ( … Law dictionary
squabble — [skwäb′əl] vi. squabbled, squabbling [< Scand as in Swed skvabbel, a dispute] to quarrel noisily over a small matter; wrangle n. a noisy, petty quarrel or dispute; wrangle SYN. QUARREL2 squabbler n … English World dictionary
squabble — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ minor, petty ▪ bitter, unseemly (BrE) ▪ domestic, family, marital ▪ polit … Collocations dictionary
squabble — UK [ˈskwɒb(ə)l] / US [ˈskwɑb(ə)l] verb [intransitive] Word forms squabble : present tense I/you/we/they squabble he/she/it squabbles present participle squabbling past tense squabbled past participle squabbled to argue with someone about… … English dictionary
