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  • 31squabble — squab•ble [[t]ˈskwɒb əl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to engage in a petty quarrel 2) a petty quarrel • Etymology: 1595–1605; prob. < Scand; cf. dial. Norw skvabba to prattle squab′bler, n …

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  • 32squabble — /ˈskwɒbəl / (say skwobuhl) verb (i) (squabbled, squabbling) 1. to engage in a petty quarrel. –noun 2. a petty quarrel. {? imitative; compare Swedish dialect sqvabbel} –squabbler, noun …

  • 33squabble between — argue over trivial matters with …

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  • 34Squabbled — Squabble Squab ble (skw[o^]b b l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squabbled} ( b ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squabbling} ( bl[i^]ng).] [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute, skvappa to chide.] 1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly manner; to scuffle; to… …

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  • 35Squabbling — Squabble Squab ble (skw[o^]b b l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squabbled} ( b ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squabbling} ( bl[i^]ng).] [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute, skvappa to chide.] 1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly manner; to scuffle; to… …

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  • 36quarrel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. altercation, wrangle, squabble, spat (inf.); dispute, controversy, feud. v. i. dispute, disagree, wrangle, squabble; find fault. See discord, disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An angry dispute]… …

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  • 37quarrel# — quarrel n Quarrel, wrangle, altercation, squabble, bickering, spat, tiff are comparable when they mean a dispute marked by anger or discord on both sides. The same distinctions in implications and connotations are found in their corresponding… …

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  • 38fight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. battle, affray, brawl, quarrel; contest, struggle; pugnacity. Slang, scrap. See contention, irascibility, resolution. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A violent struggle] Syn. strife, conflict, contention, feud …

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  • 39hassle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., slang, quarrel, squabble. See discord. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An argument] Syn. quarrel, squabble, row; see dispute . 2. [A troublesome situation] Syn. bother, nuisance, annoyance; see trouble 2 . v …

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  • 40wrangle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. quarrel, bicker, squabble, dispute, altercate, argue, brawl. See discord, contention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. altercation, controversy, quarrel, disagreement; see dispute , fight 1 . See Synonym… …

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