squabble
verb (used without object)
to engage in a petty quarrel.
had squabbled
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past perfectof squabble.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The two sides had squabbled over how Chey’s fortune should be split with Roh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Bannon did not apologize for his criticism of the president’s daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, with whom he had squabbled inside the West Wing.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2018
At first, Microsoft and Salesforce put past grievances behind them — the two had squabbled over patents, employee poaching and more — and agreed to make their products work better with each other.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2016
After Kiss was accepted, its members, past and present, had squabbled with the Hall of Fame and among themselves over which of its lineups, original or current, would perform; no one did.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2014
One thing was sure: the convention had squabbled.
From The Critical Period of American History by John Fiske
