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单词 squabble
释义 squab·ble
I. noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect skvabbel dispute, Norwegian skvabbe to chatter, babble, rant; probably of imitative origin
1. : a noisy altercation usually over something insignificant : wrangle
 < a mere squabble in the children's schoolroom — Alan Moorehead >
 < she could better endure a howling brawl … a shrill squabble of shrews — Jean Stafford >
2.
 a. : a futile, aimless, and usually continuous quarrel : bickering
  < because the committee has become the center of a political squabble, it seems unlikely that anything will ever come of its activities — Henry LaCossitt >
 b. : a minor and often recurrent disagreement (as between groups) : dispute
  < recalled the jurisdictional squabbles of the 15th century — Paul Johnson >
  < an unresolved squabble with the West — William Clark >
Synonyms: see quarrel
II. verb
(squabbled ; squabbled ; squabbling \-b(ə)liŋ\ ; squabbles)
intransitive verb
1. : to quarrel noisily and to no purpose : wrangle
 < fight and squabble among themselves in complete and vigorous disregard of any color line — Cabell Phillips >
 < doctors, nurses, the administrator, and the trustees squabbled constantly — Newsweek >
2. of type : to become squabbled
transitive verb
: to disarrange (set type) so that the letters or lines stand awry or are mixed and need readjustment — compare pi IV
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