Definitions for brabbleˈbræb əl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

brab•bleˈbræb əl(v.; n.)-bled, -bling

  1. (v.i.)to argue stubbornly about trifles; wrangle.

  2. (n.)noisy, quarrelsome chatter.

Origin of brabble:

1490–1500; < D brabbelen to quarrel, jabber

brab′bler(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble(verb)

    argue over petty things

    "Let's not quibble over pennies"

Webster Dictionary

  1. Brabble(verb)

    to clamor; to contest noisily

  2. Brabble(noun)

    a broil; a noisy contest; a wrangle


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