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squabble

squab·ble [ skwóbb'l ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle squab·bled, present participle squab·bling, 3rd person present singular squab·bles)
Definition:
 
argue noisily over something unimportant: to have a petty argument over a trivial matter



noun  (plural squab·bles)
Definition:
 
petty loud argument: a noisy argument over a petty matter

[Early 17th century. An imitation of the sound]
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