Squabble /(skwŏb"b'l)/
Squab·ble
Squabble
v. i.
imp. & p. p. Squabbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Squabbling
- To contend for superiority in an unseemly manner; to scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.
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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.
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. (Print.)
Squabble
n.
- A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.