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squabble - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'squabble' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Squabble [ n.]
- A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.
2 . Squabble [ v. i.]
- To contend for superiority in an unseemly maner; to scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.
- To debate peevishly; to dispute.
3 . Squabble [ 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.

Meaning of 'squabble' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . squabble [ v]
Meaning (1):
- argue over petty things
Example in sentence:
  • Let's not quibble over pennies