Browsing By Tag "squabble"
Browsing By Tag "squabble"
Pronunciation : Squab"ble
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute, skvappa to chide.]
Definition : 1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly maner; to scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.
2. To debate peevishly; to dispute. The sense of these propositions is very plain, though logicians might squabble a whole day whether they should rank them under negative or affirmative. I. Watts.
Syn. -- To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel; struggle.
i. [imp. & p. p. Squabbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Squabbling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Squab"ble
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. (Print.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Squab"ble
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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