squabble

[ skwob-uhl ]

/ ˈskwɒb əl /

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verb (used without object), squab·bled, squab·bling.

to engage in a petty quarrel.

verb (used with object), squab·bled, squab·bling.

Printing. to disarrange and mix (composed type).

noun

a petty quarrel.

Origin of squabble

1595–1605; probably < Scandinavian; compare Swedish dialect skvabbel a quarrel, gossip, Norwegian dialect skvabba to prattle

SYNONYMS FOR squabble

1 quarrel, wrangle, bicker, fight.

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OTHER WORDS FROM squabble

squab·bler, noun squab·bling·ly, adverb un·squab·bling, adjective

Words nearby squabble

sql, sqn, sqn ldr, sqq., squab, squabble, squabby, squacco, squad, squad car, squad room

Example sentences from the Web for squabble

The squabble was also immortalized in this incredibly awkward family portrait.

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The crowd that accumulated to watch the squabble reportedly applauded and cheered as Bieber fled the scene.

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Refaeli got involved in the squabble herself with a pair of near-identical tweets written in Hebrew.

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There the squabble might have ended if not for The New York Times and its then-executive editor, Howell Raines.

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Bachmann and Cain Squabble Asked about foreign aid, Perry called for defunding the United Nations.

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One day old Bab was hoeing in a field and got in a squabble about something with a young gal name Polly, same name as his wife.

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Ten cases out of eleven the victim of the squabble was getting what was coming to him, in popular opinion.

Carl and the Cotton Gin |Sara Ware Bassett
She's nicer than Irene Andrews, though; we had a squabble last night over the window.

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But the squabble with its resultant lawsuits and sordid financial aspect finally disgusted the public.

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In 1479 a squabble occurring at Valencia shows that the office possessed attractions worth contending for.

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British Dictionary definitions for squabble

squabble

/ (ˈskwɒbəl) /

verb

(intr) to quarrel over a small matter

noun

a petty quarrel

Derived forms of squabble

squabbler, noun

Word Origin for squabble

C17: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish dialect sqvabbel to quarrel

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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squabble

verb (used without object), squab·bled, squab·bling.

verb (used with object), squab·bled, squab·bling.

noun

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verb

noun

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

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squabble

verb (used without object), squab·bled, squab·bling.

verb (used with object), squab·bled, squab·bling.

noun

Origin of squabble

SYNONYMS FOR squabble

OTHER WORDS FROM squabble

Words nearby squabble

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noun

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