About The Word Squabble
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Squabble
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What's The Definition Of Squabble?
[n] petty quarrel
[v] argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" Synonyms | Synonyms for Squabble: bicker | bicker | bickering | brabble | fuss | niggle | pettifog | quibble | spat | tiff Related Terms | Find terms related to Squabble: See Also | argue | contend | debate | dustup | fence | quarrel | row | run-in | words | wrangle Squabble In Webster's Dictionary \Squab"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squabbled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Squabbling}.] [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute,
skvappa to chide.]
1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly maner; to
scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.
2. To debate peevishly; to dispute.
The sense of these propositions is very plain,
though logicians might squabble a whole day whether
they should rank them under negative or affirmative.
--I. Watts.
Syn: To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel;
struggle.
\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. \Squab"ble\, n. A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl. |
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