squab·ble /ˈskwɑbəl/
(vi.)爭吵,口角爭吵,口角
Squab·ble, v. t. Print. To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry or are mixed and need careful readjustment; -- said of type that has been set up.
Squab·ble, n. A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.
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Squab·ble v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squabbled p. pr. & vb. n. Squabbling ]
1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly manner; to scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.
2. To debate peevishly; to dispute.
The sense of these propositions is very plain, though logicians might squabble a whole day whether they should rank them under negative or affirmative. --I. Watts.
Syn: -- To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel; struggle.
squabble
n : a quarrel about petty points [syn: bicker, bickering, spat,
tiff, pettifoggery, fuss]
v : argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
[syn: quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, brabble]