squab ‧ ble /ˈskwɒb ə l $ ˈskwɑː-/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language ]
to argue about something unimportant SYN quarrel
squabble over/about
They’re always squabbling over money.
squabble with
He’s squabbling with the referee.
—squabble noun [countable] :
a petty squabble
bitter squabbles between employers and unions
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THESAURUS
▪ argue to speak angrily to someone because you disagree with them about something:
Those two are always arguing.
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We rarely argue with each other.
▪ have an argument to argue with someone for a period of time about a particular thing:
She had a long argument with the man who was selling the tickets.
▪ have a row /raʊ/ British English , have a fight especially American English to have an argument with someone, especially with your boyfriend, girlfriend, or a member of your family:
She was upset because she’d had a fight with her boyfriend.
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The couple at the next table were having a row.
▪ quarrel especially British English to argue with someone, especially for a long time and about many different things:
The children quarrel all the time.
▪ squabble /ˈskwɒb ə l $ ˈskwɑː-/ to argue about unimportant things:
The kids were squabbling over what to watch on TV.
▪ fall out with somebody British English to have a big argument with someone that results in you stopping having a friendly relationship with them:
I’ve fallen out with my best friend.
▪ be at each other’s throats if two people are at each other’s throats, they are always arguing in a very angry way:
His parents are constantly at each other’s throats.