squabble
1600s, probably of gmq - origin, related to Swedish dialectal skvabbel ("a dispute, quarrel, gossip"), Norwegian dialectal skvabba ("to prattle"), German dialectal schwabbeln ("to babble, prattle"), Swedish dialectal skvappa ("to chide, scold"). Pronunciation Noun
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1600s, probably of gmq - origin, related to Swedish dialectal skvabbel ("a dispute, quarrel, gossip"), Norwegian dialectal skvabba ("to prattle"), German dialectal schwabbeln ("to babble, prattle"), Swedish dialectal skvappa ("to chide, scold"). Pronunciation Noun
squabble (plural squabbles)
- A minor fight or argument.
- The children got into a squabble about who should ride in the front of the car.
- French: dispute, guéguerre, riotte
- German: Rangelei, Gerangel, Disput
- Italian: scaramuccia, litigio, battibecco, diatriba
- Russian: ссо́ра
- Spanish: disputilla
squabble (squabbles, present participle squabbling; past and past participle squabbled)
- (intransitive) To participate in a minor fight or argument.
- ''The brothers were always squabbling with each other.
- I. Watts
- The sense of these propositions is very plain, though logicians might squabble a whole day whether they should rank them under negative or affirmative.
- (transitive, printing) To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry and require readjustment.
- to squabble type
- See also Thesaurus:squabble
- French: se chamailler
- German: sich kabbeln, (sich) zanken
- Italian: litigare, accapigliarsi
- Russian: вздо́рить
- Spanish: repiquetear, discutir
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