squabble
[ skwob-uhl ]
verb (used without object),squab·bled, squab·bling.
to engage in a petty quarrel.
verb (used with object),squab·bled, squab·bling.
Printing. to disarrange and mix (composed type).
noun
a petty quarrel.
Origin of squabble
11595–1605; probably <Scandinavian; compare Swedish dialect skvabbel a quarrel, gossip, Norwegian dialect skvabba to prattle
Other words for squabble
Other words from squabble
- squabbler, noun
- squab·bling·ly, adverb
- un·squab·bling, adjective
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How to use squabble in a sentence
Walpole calls him "the voluminous squabbler in behalf of the most unjustifiable excesses of Charles the Second's Administration."
Club Life of London, Vol. I (of 2) | John TimbsThen came another Sparrow that turned out to be the squabbler.
Verotchka's Tales | Mamin Siberiak
British Dictionary definitions for squabble
squabble
/ (ˈskwɒbəl) /
verb
(intr) to quarrel over a small matter
noun
a petty quarrel
Origin of squabble
1C17: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish dialect sqvabbel to quarrel
Derived forms of squabble
- squabbler, noun
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