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squabble
squab·ble S0679400 (skwŏb′əl)intr.v. squab·bled, squab·bling, squab·bles To engage in a bad-tempered argument, often over a trivial matter; bicker. See Synonyms at argue.n. A noisy quarrel, often about a trivial matter.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]
squab′bler n.squabble (ˈskwɒbəl) vb (intr) to quarrel over a small matterna petty quarrel[C17: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish dialect sqvabbel to quarrel] ˈsquabbler nsquab•ble (ˈskwɒb əl)
v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.i. 1. to engage in a petty quarrel. n. 2. a petty quarrel. [1595–1605; probably < Scandinavian; compare dial. Norwegian skvabba to prattle] squab′bler, n. squabble
Past participle: squabbled
Gerund: squabbling
| Imperative |
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| squabble | | squabble |
| Present |
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| I squabble | | you squabble | | he/she/it squabbles | | we squabble | | you squabble | | they squabble |
| Preterite |
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| I squabbled | | you squabbled | | he/she/it squabbled | | we squabbled | | you squabbled | | they squabbled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am squabbling | | you are squabbling | | he/she/it is squabbling | | we are squabbling | | you are squabbling | | they are squabbling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have squabbled | | you have squabbled | | he/she/it has squabbled | | we have squabbled | | you have squabbled | | they have squabbled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was squabbling | | you were squabbling | | he/she/it was squabbling | | we were squabbling | | you were squabbling | | they were squabbling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had squabbled | | you had squabbled | | he/she/it had squabbled | | we had squabbled | | you had squabbled | | they had squabbled |
| Future |
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| I will squabble | | you will squabble | | he/she/it will squabble | | we will squabble | | you will squabble | | they will squabble |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have squabbled | | you will have squabbled | | he/she/it will have squabbled | | we will have squabbled | | you will have squabbled | | they will have squabbled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be squabbling | | you will be squabbling | | he/she/it will be squabbling | | we will be squabbling | | you will be squabbling | | they will be squabbling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been squabbling | | you have been squabbling | | he/she/it has been squabbling | | we have been squabbling | | you have been squabbling | | they have been squabbling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been squabbling | | you will have been squabbling | | he/she/it will have been squabbling | | we will have been squabbling | | you will have been squabbling | | they will have been squabbling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been squabbling | | you had been squabbling | | he/she/it had been squabbling | | we had been squabbling | | you had been squabbling | | they had been squabbling |
| Conditional |
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| I would squabble | | you would squabble | | he/she/it would squabble | | we would squabble | | you would squabble | | they would squabble |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have squabbled | | you would have squabbled | | he/she/it would have squabbled | | we would have squabbled | | you would have squabbled | | they would have squabbled |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  squabble - a quarrel about petty points bicker, bickering, pettifoggery, spat, tiff, fussdustup, quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words - an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words" | | Verb | 1. | squabble - argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"bicker, brabble, pettifog, quibble, niggleargue, contend, debate, fence - have an argument about something |
squabbleverb1. quarrel, fight, argue, row, clash, dispute, scrap (informal), fall out (informal), brawl, spar, wrangle, bicker, have words, fight like cat and dog, go at it hammer and tongs Mother is devoted to Dad although they squabble all the time.noun1. quarrel, fight, row, argument, dispute, set-to (informal), scrap (informal), disagreement, barney (informal), spat, difference of opinion, tiff, turf war (informal), bagarre (French) There have been minor squabbles about phone bills.squabbleverbTo engage in a quarrel:argue, bicker, contend, dispute, fight, quarrel, quibble, spat, tiff, wrangle.Informal: hassle, tangle.Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns.nounA discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed:altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle.Informal: hassle, rhubarb, tangle.Translationssquabble (ˈskwobl) verb to quarrel noisily, usually about something unimportant. The children are always squabbling over the toys. (為瑣事)爭吵，爭論 （为琐事）争吵，争论 noun a noisy quarrel. 口角 口角squabble
squabble about (something)To argue, bicker, or quarrel about something. Look, I don't want to squabble about the bill. I'm going to pay for dinner, and you can buy our drinks wherever we go next, OK? My parents were always squabbling about one thing or another, so no one was surprised when they finally got a divorce.See also: squabblesquabble over (something)To argue, bicker, or quarrel about something. Look, I don't want to squabble over the bill. I'm going to pay for dinner, and you can buy our drinks wherever we go next, OK? My parents were always squabbling over one thing or another, so no one was surprised when they finally got a divorce.See also: over, squabblesquabble with (one)To argue, bicker, or quarrel with one. Look, I don't want to squabble with you about who's paying the bill. I'm going to pay for dinner, and you can buy our drinks wherever we go next, OK? It just feels like you start squabbling with me over the slightest issue!See also: squabblesquabble about someone or somethingto quarrel and disagree about someone or something. Please stop squabbling about Jeff, or I'll put him on my team so neither of you can have him. There is no need to squabble about the last piece of pie. There's more in the kitchen.See also: squabblesquabble over someone or somethingto fight over someone or something. Please don't squabble over me. I don't want to be chosen by any of you! Stop squabbling over money and go out and get a job.See also: over, squabblesquabble with someoneto argue with someone. Please don't squabble with your sister! I wish that everyone would stop squabbling with me!See also: squabblesquabble with somethingto argue about something. I won't squabble with what you said, but you are wrong. One political party will squabble with any issue the other party brings up.See also: squabblecorn squabble n. a fight. (Perhaps referring to chickens fighting over corn.) Stop this silly corn squabble and let’s try to talk this through. See also: corn, squabbleEncyclopediaSeeControversysquabble
Related to squabble: tiffSynonyms for squabbleverb quarrelSynonyms- quarrel
- fight
- argue
- row
- clash
- dispute
- scrap
- fall out
- brawl
- spar
- wrangle
- bicker
- have words
- fight like cat and dog
- go at it hammer and tongs
noun quarrelSynonyms- quarrel
- fight
- row
- argument
- dispute
- set-to
- scrap
- disagreement
- barney
- spat
- difference of opinion
- tiff
- turf war
- bagarre
Synonyms for squabbleverb to engage in a quarrelSynonyms- argue
- bicker
- contend
- dispute
- fight
- quarrel
- quibble
- spat
- tiff
- wrangle
- hassle
- tangle
noun a discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressedSynonyms- altercation
- argument
- bicker
- clash
- contention
- controversy
- debate
- difficulty
- disagreement
- dispute
- fight
- polemic
- quarrel
- run-in
- spat
- tiff
- word
- wrangle
- hassle
- rhubarb
- tangle
Synonyms for squabblenoun a quarrel about petty pointsSynonyms- bicker
- bickering
- pettifoggery
- spat
- tiff
- fuss
Related Words- dustup
- quarrel
- run-in
- wrangle
- row
- words
verb argue over petty thingsSynonyms- bicker
- brabble
- pettifog
- quibble
- niggle
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