squabble
11squabble — UK [ˈskwɒb(ə)l] / US [ˈskwɑb(ə)l] verb [intransitive] Word forms squabble : present tense I/you/we/they squabble he/she/it squabbles present participle squabbling past tense squabbled past participle squabbled to argue with someone about… …
12squabble — I n. a squabble about, over; between; with II v. (D; intr.) to squabble about, over; with * * * [ skwɒb(ə)l] between over with (D; intr.) to squabble about a squabble about …
13squabble — squab|ble [ˈskwɔbəl US ˈskwa: ] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from a [i]Scandinavian language] to argue about something unimportant = ↑quarrel squabble over/about ▪ They re always squabbling over money. squabble with ▪ He s squabbling with …
14squabble — [[t]skwɒ̱b(ə)l[/t]] squabbles, squabbling, squabbled V RECIP When people squabble, they quarrel about something that is not really important. [pl n V] Mother is devoted to Dad although they squabble all the time... [pl n V over/about n] The… …
15squabble — Synonyms and related words: altercate, altercation, argufy, argument, beef, bicker, bicker over, bickering, blood feud, brawl, broil, caterwaul, clash, contend about, contention, contest, controversy, differ, dispute, donnybrook, donnybrook fair …
16squabble — noun a trivial noisy quarrel. verb engage in a squabble. Derivatives squabbler noun Origin C17: prob. imitative; cf. Swed. dialect skvabbel a dispute …
17squabble — verb (I) to quarrel continuously about something unimportant (+ about/over): The kids are still squabbling about whose turn it is to wash the dishes. squabble noun (C) …
18squabble — 1. noun there was a squabble over which way they should go Syn: quarrel, disagreement, argument, contretemps, falling out, dispute, clash, blowup, altercation, shouting match, row, exchange, war of words; informal tiff, set to, run in, spat,… …
19squabble — 1. noun there was a brief squabble Syn: quarrel, disagreement, row, argument, dispute, wrangle, clash, altercation; informal tiff, set to, run in, scrap, dust up; Brit.; informal barney, ding dong; N.Amer.; in …
20squabble — [ˈskwɒb(ə)l] verb [I] to argue with someone about something that is not important squabble noun [C] …
