to brabble
- verb
- /ˈbræbəl/
- Archaic
- The two colleagues began to brabble over who should take credit for the minor detail.
Examples
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She disliked it when her children brabbled over the smallest things at the dinner table.
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They always brabble over the smallest issues.
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Rather than brabbling, let us focus on finding a solution to the problem.
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The children brabbled about who would play first.
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She disliked it when her children brabbled over the smallest things at the dinner table.
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Rather than brabbling, let us focus on finding a solution to the problem.
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The two colleagues began to brabble over who should take credit for the minor detail.
Synonyms
820
1.1
To speak angrily with someone because you disagree
37
4.1
Argue again and again with someone about small unimportant things
34
2.6
To argue angrily with someone about small things
27
7.0
To argue about small unimportant details to avoid the main point
26
4.4
To argue loudly about small unimportant things
14
4.1
To have a small fight about something unimportant
8
6.8
To argue loudly for a long time
6
8.4
To complain in an angry way about something
1
4.9
To have a short, unimportant argument with someone
1
6.7
Argue a little about something, like where to eat
1
8.2
To argue about very small, unimportant details
1
6.8
To have a small argument with a friend or partner
1
9.9
To argue in a stubborn way about small unimportant details
1
9.9
Argue about small, unimportant details and waste time
1
9.9
To disagree angrily about small, unimportant things
To argue loudly with someone and continue for a long time
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Brabble feels like a mix of babble and brawl. A helpful way to remember it is that similar old Dutch and German words mean 'to mutter' or 'to babble', so to brabble is to argue loudly about small, unimportant things.