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to brabble

to brabble

9.9
To argue loudly about small unimportant things
  • verb
  • /ˈbræbəl/
  • Archaic
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  • The two colleagues began to brabble over who should take credit for the minor detail.

Examples

  • She disliked it when her children brabbled over the smallest things at the dinner table.

  • They always brabble over the smallest issues.

  • Rather than brabbling, let us focus on finding a solution to the problem.

  • The children brabbled about who would play first.

  • She disliked it when her children brabbled over the smallest things at the dinner table.

  • Rather than brabbling, let us focus on finding a solution to the problem.

  • The two colleagues began to brabble over who should take credit for the minor detail.

Synonyms

to argue
vsto brabble
607 1.1

To speak angrily with someone because you disagree

is narrower, focusing on noisy petty disputes rather than general angry speech
to beef
vsto brabble
  • Slang
59 8.4

To complain in an angry way about something

is more about petty noisy disputes rather than general hostile complaining
to bicker
vsto brabble
36 4.1

Argue again and again with someone about small unimportant things

is more about noisy, attention getting disputes rather than ongoing petty nagging
to quarrel
vsto brabble
35 2.6

To argue angrily with someone about small things

is more about noisy, petty fights rather than a plain angry disagreement
to quibble
vsto brabble
26 7.0

To argue about small unimportant details to avoid the main point

is more about noisy petty disputes rather than tactical nitpicking to distract
to spat
vsto brabble
25 4.9

To have a short, unimportant argument with someone

is about noisy, more heated disagreements rather than brief, quickly ended ones
to squabble
vsto brabble
  • Informal
18 4.4

To argue loudly about small unimportant things

shares nearly identical meaning and noisy, petty focus in use
to wrangle
vsto brabble
6 6.8

To argue loudly for a long time

is typically about petty noisy disagreements rather than long, disruptive fights
to scrap
vsto brabble
  • Informal
5 4.1

To have a small fight about something unimportant

is focused on noisy petty disputes rather than a small physical or rough clash
to flite
vsto brabble
  • Archaic
2 9.9

To argue loudly with someone and continue for a long time

is more about petty noisy disputes rather than chiefly persistent nagging tone
to niggle
vsto brabble
  • UK
1 8.2

To argue about very small, unimportant details

is about noisy petty disputes rather than careful fussing over tiny details
to stickle
vsto brabble
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To argue in a stubborn way about small unimportant details

is more about noisy petty disputes than stubborn, detail-focused resistance
to argufy
vsto brabble
  • Archaic
9.9

To disagree angrily about small, unimportant things

tends to mean noisy petty disagreement rather than mainly quiet disputing
to tiff
vsto brabble
  • Informal
6.8

To have a small argument with a friend or partner

is more noisy and public rather than a private mild disagreement
to pettifog
vsto brabble
  • Archaic
9.9

Argue about small, unimportant details and waste time

is more about noisy petty disputes rather than legalistic or dishonest hair-splitting
to skirmish over
vsto brabble
6.7

Argue a little about something, like where to eat

is more about noisy petty disagreements rather than a neutral, small clash

Antonyms

1.0

Have the same opinion or say yes

How Intense

to fight
1.0
to quarrel
35 2.6
to brabble
  • Archaic
9.9
to bicker
36 4.1
to quibble
26 7.0

Surface Forms

brabble infinitive
brabbled past
brabbled past participle
brabbling present participle
brabbles third person singular

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.