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squabble

[ skwob-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

squabbled, squabbling.
  1. to engage in a petty quarrel.

    Synonyms: , , ,



verb (used with object)

squabbled, squabbling.
  1. Printing. to disarrange and mix (composed type).

noun

  1. a petty quarrel.

squabble

/ ˈ²õ°ì·ÉÉ’²úÉ™±ô /

verb

  1. intr to quarrel over a small matter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a petty quarrel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ±ç³Ü²¹²ú²ú±ô±ð°ù, noun
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  • ²õ±ç³Ü²¹²úb±ô±ð°ù noun
  • ²õ±ç³Ü²¹²úb±ô¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ±ç³Ü²¹²úb±ô¾±²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of squabble1

1595–1605; probably < Scandinavian; compare Swedish dialect skvabbel a quarrel, gossip, Norwegian dialect skvabba to prattle
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of squabble1

C17: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish dialect sqvabbel to quarrel
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Example Sentences

The company also fell victim to internal squabbles, all of which led to the chief executive’s resignation and a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing on Sunday.

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The city and team have squabbled over access to the stadium for a property assessment authorized in 2023 that has still not been completed.

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While Trump finds himself enmeshed in an electronic data squabble, so do a wide variety of incoming immigrants, green card holders and other foreigners.

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Nancy Robinette as Marína, the elderly nanny who comforts those she has long served with maternal acceptance, maintains the long view in a household caught up in short-term squabbles.

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He compared people who object to white privilege to children "glancing around the room in order to see what everyone else received" on Christmas and "squabbling over the presents."

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