brabble

[ brab-uhl ]

verb (used without object),brab·bled, brab·bling.
  1. to argue stubbornly about trifles; wrangle.

noun
  1. noisy, quarrelsome chatter.

Origin of brabble

1
First recorded in 1490–1500, from Dutch brabbelen “to quarrel, jabber”

Other words from brabble

  • brab·ble·ment, noun
  • brabbler, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for brabble

brabble

/ (ˈbræbəl) /


verb, noun
  1. a rare word for squabble

Origin of brabble

1
C16: from Middle Dutch brabbelen to jabber

Derived forms of brabble

  • brabbler, noun

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