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Definition of Squabble

1. Noun. A quarrel about petty points.

2. Verb. Argue over petty things. "Sam wants to squabble with Sue "; "Let's not quibble over pennies"

Definition of Squabble

1. v. i. To contend for superiority in an unseemly maner; to scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.

2. v. t. 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.

3. n. A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.

Definition of Squabble

1. Noun. A minor fight or argument as between children, for example. ¹

2. Verb. To participate in a minor fight or argument. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Squabble

1. to quarrel [v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES] - See also: quarrel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Squabble

squab-chick squab pie squab pies squabash squabashed squabashes squabashing squabbed squabber squabbest

squabbier squabbiest squabbing squabbish squabble (current term) squabbled squabbler squabblers squabbles squabbling

squabbly squabby squabness squabs squacco squaccos squad squad automatic weapon squad automatic weapons

Literary usage of Squabble

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"This led him into a squabble with some local clergy. Field, who was always ready for a pamphlet war, issued the first of many productions of his incisive ..."

2. The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Including the Private as Well as the by Benjamin Franklin, John Bigelow (1904)
"11 Declines jurisdiction of a sectarian squabble. To Mr. Francis Childs, November 19, 1788 ... 15 Asks payment of a debt. To Mrs. Partridge, November 25, ..."

3. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"... called Cobble Hill, will soon create a squabble as to which shall have it. It will not be many days before a contest begins, which will probably bring ..."

4. The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events. St. Paul's to St. James's by Leigh Hunt (1848)
"squabble between the Spanish and French Ambassadors. — Hungerford Market. — Craven Street. — Franklin.—Northumberland House. ..."

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