SQUABBLE


Meaning of SQUABBLE in English

/ ˈskwɒbl; NAmE ˈskwɑːbl/ verb

[ v ] squabble (with sb) (about / over sth) to argue noisily about sth that is not very important

SYN bicker :

My sisters were squabbling over what to watch on TV.

►  squab·ble noun :

family squabbles

There were endless squabbles over who should sit where.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: probably imitative; compare with Swedish dialect skvabbel a dispute.

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