squabble

== English == === Etymology === The noun form first appears c. 1602, while the verbal form first appears c. 1616. Probably of North Germanic origin and ultimately imitative. Related to Swedish dialectal skvabbel (“a dispute, quarrel, gossip”), Norwegian dialectal skvabba (“to prattle”), German dialectal schwabbeln (“to babble, prattle”), Swedish dialectal skvappa (“to chide, scold”, literally “make a splash”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskwɒbəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskwɑːbəl/ Rhymes: -ɒbəl === Noun === squabble (plural squabbles) A minor fight or argument. ==== Derived terms ==== squabbly ==== Translations ==== === Verb === squabble (third-person singular simple present squabbles, present participle squabbling, simple past and past participle squabbled) (intransitive) To participate in a minor fight or argument; to quarrel. (transitive, printing) To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry and require readjustment. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:squabble ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===