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Squabble

Squabble Meaning & Definition
Squabble Definition And Meaning

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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