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squabble
[ skwob-uhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to engage in a petty quarrel.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used with object)
- Printing. to disarrange and mix (composed type).
noun
- a petty quarrel.
squabble
/ ˈɒə /
verb
- intr to quarrel over a small matter
noun
- a petty quarrel
Derived Forms
- ˈܲ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲb noun
- ܲbԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ܲbԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of squabble1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of squabble1
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.
The city and team have squabbled over access to the stadium for a property assessment authorized in 2023 that has still not been completed.
While Trump finds himself enmeshed in an electronic data squabble, so do a wide variety of incoming immigrants, green card holders and other foreigners.
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.
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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