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verb (used without object)
1.
to engage in a petty quarrel.
verb (used with object)
2.
Printing. to disarrange and mix (composed type).
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Squabbling
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
noun
3.
a petty quarrel.
Origin:
1595–1605; probably < Scandinavian; compare Swedish dialect skvabbel a quarrel, gossip, Norwegian dialect skvabba to prattle
1595–1605; probably < Scandinavian; compare Swedish dialect skvabbel a quarrel, gossip, Norwegian dialect skvabba to prattle
Related forms
squab·bler, noun
squab·bling·ly, adverb
un·squab·bling, adjective
Synonyms
1. quarrel, wrangle, bicker, fight.
1. quarrel, wrangle, bicker, fight.
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Word Origin & History
squabble
c.1600, probably of imitative origin (cf. dialectal Swedish skvabbel "quarrel," dialectal Ger. schwabbeln "to babble, prattle"). The verb is recorded from c.1600.
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