'Squabble' definitions:
Definition of 'squabble'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Squabble'
From: GCIDE
- Squabble \Squab"ble\ (skw[o^]b"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squabbled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Squabbling (-bl[i^]ng).] [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute, skvappa to chide.]
- 1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly manner; to scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To debate peevishly; to dispute. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel; struggle. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Squabble'
From: GCIDE
- Squabble \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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Squabble'
From: GCIDE
- Squabble \Squab"ble\, n. A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'squabble'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- altercate,
- altercation,
- argufy,
- argument,
- beef,
- bicker,
- bicker over,
- bickering,
- blood feud,
- brawl,
- broil,
- caterwaul,
- clash,
- contend about,
- contention,
- contest,
- controversy,
- differ,
- dispute,
- donnybrook,
- donnybrook fair,
- embroilment,
- encounter,
- fall out,
- feud,
- fight,
- fight over,
- flite,
- fliting,
- fracas,
- fuss,
- hassle,
- have words,
- imbroglio,
- join issue,
- logomachy,
- open quarrel,
- polemic,
- quarrel,
- quarrel over,
- quibble,
- row,
- scrap,
- set to,
- sharp words,
- slanging match,
- snarl,
- spar,
- spat,
- squabble over,
- strife,
- take issue with,
- tiff,
- tussle,
- vendetta,
- words,
- wrangle,
- wrangle over