squabble

squabble
    n 1: a quarrel about petty points [syn: {bicker}, {bickering},
         {spat}, {tiff}, {squabble}, {pettifoggery}, {fuss}]
    v 1: argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
         [syn: {quibble}, {niggle}, {pettifog}, {bicker},
         {squabble}, {brabble}]
    

Squabble \Squab"ble\, v. t. (Print.)
   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.
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Squabble \Squab"ble\, n.
   A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.
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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 struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.
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   2. To debate peevishly; to dispute.
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            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.
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   Syn: To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel;
        struggle.
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58 Moby Thesaurus words for "squabble":
      altercate, altercation, argufy, argument, beef, bicker,
      bicker over, bickering, blood feud, brawl, broil, caterwaul, clash,
      contend about, contention, contest, controversy, differ, dispute,
      donnybrook, donnybrook fair, embroilment, encounter, fall out,
      feud, fight, fight over, flite, fliting, fracas, fuss, hassle,
      have words, imbroglio, join issue, logomachy, open quarrel,
      polemic, quarrel, quarrel over, quibble, row, scrap, set to,
      sharp words, slanging match, snarl, spar, spat, squabble over,
      strife, take issue with, tiff, tussle, vendetta, words, wrangle,
      wrangle over