squabble
verb (used without object)
to engage in a petty quarrel.
have been squabbling
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present perfect progressiveof squabble.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Doctors’ groups and the government have been squabbling over a government plan to increase the number of medical school admissions by 2,000, starting from next year.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2024
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of entertainment companies, and the Writers Guild of America, which represents more than 11,000 television and film writers, have been squabbling over procedure.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
While the other coalition parties are expected to press Draghi to stay, the 5-Stars, weakened by defections from their ranks, have been squabbling over what to do.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2022
Since taking power last August, the Taliban leadership have been squabbling among themselves as they struggle to transition from war to governing.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 26, 2022
You don't suppose that what theologians have been squabbling over for two thousand years can be settled in a day, do you?
From Romance of California Life by John Habberton
