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1. (v.i.) squabble
to engage in a petty quarrel.
2. (n.) squabble
a petty quarrel.
Etymology: (1595–1605; prob. < Scand; cf. dial. Norw skvabba to prattle)
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| Definition of 'squabble' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss
a quarrel about petty points
2. (verb) quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble
argue over petty things
"Let's not quibble over pennies"
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| Definition of 'squabble' |
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1. (noun) squabble
a scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl
2. (verb) squabble
to contend for superiority in an unseemly maner; to scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel
3. (verb) squabble
to debate peevishly; to dispute
4. (verb) squabble
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
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Sense: to quarrel noisily, usually about something unimportant
The children are always squabbling over the toys.
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 Afrikaans: baklei |
 Arabic: يَتَشاجَر |
 Bulgarian: карам се |
 Brazilian: brigar |
 Czech: hašteřit se |
 German: sich kabbeln |
 Danish: småskændes |
 Greek: καβγαδίζω για ασήμαντα πρ |
 Estonian: nääklema |
 Farsi: يكي بدو كردن |
 Finnish: nahistella |
 French: se quereller (à propos de |
 Hebrew: לַרִיב |
 Hindi: टंटा मचाना, झगड़ा करना, ग |
 Croatian: rječkati se, prepirati se |
 Hungarian: összezördül |
 Indonesian: pertengkaran |
 Icelandic: rífast |
 Italian: bisticciare |
 Japanese: 言い争う |
 Korean: 쓸데없는 싸움을 하다 |
 Lithuanian: kivirèytis, rietis |
 Latvian: ķildoties |
 Malay: bertengkar |
 Dutch: kibbelen |
 Norwegian: småkrangle, trette |
 Polish: sprzeczać się |
 Portuguese: brigar |
 Romanian: a se certa (în legătură c |
 Russian: пререкаться; вздорить |
 Slovak: hašteriť sa |
 Slovenian: pričkati se |
 Serbian: prepirati se |
 Swedish: käbbla, kivas |
 Thai: ทะเลาะกัน; มีปากเสียงกัน |
 Turkish: tartışmak, atışmak |
 Taiwanese: (為瑣事)爭吵，爭論 |
 Ukrainian: сваритися через дрібниці |
 Urdu: زور زور سے جھگڑنا |
 Vietnamese: cãi nhau ầm ĩ |
 Chinese: （为琐事）争吵，争论 |
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