squabble
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈskwɑbəl/
- Informal
- Their constant squabble about who should wash the dishes is quite annoying.
- petty squabbles
- bureaucratic squabbles
- family squabbles
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Watch on YouTubeDon't get involved in politics or squabbles or worries about things.
- Don't get involved in politics or squabbles or worries about things.
- I don't remember there being any, any real like fights or squabbles or anything like that.
- And this isn't just some abstract squabble between chemists.
- Aristotle's God is not concerned with our little petty squabbles.
- And we could set aside our own partisan squabbles and just think of the children as nothing more than romance.
- It was a family squabble and you know what?
- There were lots of squabbles within the group back then and intrude squabbling between team members has been an issue up until the present day at Rentech.
- How did that couple that had a squabble in your in your store last week sell their argument?
Examples
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And when you have a family squabble, you don't get out on the sidewalk.
Blog text (2) -
My mission here is not to solve your petty squabbles.
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You boys having a little squabble in there, huh?
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Sometimes we have a squabble or two, but I suppose it's a lot like having a large family.
Fiction book (1994) -
All this for a family squabble.
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This is not a domestic squabble!
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Me and the wife are just having a little squabble.
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It was a family squabble and you know what?
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I GET THE FEELING I'VE WALKED INTO THE MIDDLE OF A FAMILY SQUABBLE.
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The children engaged in a noisy squabble over whose turn it was to play.
Synonyms
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1.5
A lot of worry or complaint about something small
110
8.0
A complaint or argument between people
47
2.4
A time when people strongly disagree and speak loudly
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3.9
Repeated small arguments about unimportant things that annoy people
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6.2
A short angry argument between people
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3.7
A short, unimportant argument between people
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5.6
A small argument between friends or partners that ends quickly
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8.8
A small noisy fuss when people disagree
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3.8
A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other
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7.2
A short angry argument between people that is not very serious
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3.0
A small disagreement about something unimportant
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8.6
A noisy argument between people, often in public
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9.9
Loud, silly talk that has no useful meaning
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9.9
A small noisy fuss about something unimportant
1
9.9
A very angry, petty argument with personal insults
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Etymology
Squabble as a noun also has uncertain origins, and you can picture the quick noisy sound 'squawk' to remember it. So a squabble is a short, noisy argument about something unimportant.