'Squabbling' definitions:

Definition of 'Squabbling'

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]

Words containing 'Squabbling'