📖 Definitions of "Squabble"
noun
- 1
A minor fight or argument.
"The children got into a squabble about who should ride in the front of the car."
verb
- 1
To participate in a minor fight or argument.
"The brothers were always squabbling with each other."
- 2
To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry and require readjustment.
"to squabble type"
🔄 Synonyms of "Squabble"
9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| nigglenoun | A minor complaint or problem. |
| fussnoun | (countable or uncountable) Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something. |
| spatverb | A brief argument, falling out, quarrel. |
| quibblenoun | An argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint. |
| bickeringnoun | Petty quarreling. |
| brabblenoun | (dated) To make clamorous noises; to act noisily. |
| tiffnoun | A (generally small) argument or disagreement; a petty quarrel, a spat. |
| bickerverb | To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner. |
| pettifogverb | (intransitive) To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Squabble"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bickerverb | To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner. |
| tiffnoun | A (generally small) argument or disagreement; a petty quarrel, a spat. |
| bickeringnoun | Petty quarreling. |
| brabblenoun | (dated) To make clamorous noises; to act noisily. |
| quibblenoun | An argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint. |
| pettifogverb | (intransitive) To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick. |
| nigglenoun | A minor complaint or problem. |
| fussnoun | (countable or uncountable) Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something. |
| spatverb | A brief argument, falling out, quarrel. |
| quarrelnoun | (countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal). |
| wranglingnoun | dispute; disputation; quarreling |
| brawlnoun | A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved. |
| quibblingnoun | petty argument |
| disputenoun | An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree. |
| dustupnoun | (informal, by extension) An argument or dispute. |
| hasslenoun | Trouble, bother, unwanted annoyances or problems. |
| fightverb | (transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with. |
| argumentnoun | (countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason. |
| rownoun | A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc. |
| snarlnoun | The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention. |
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