OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 18120

squabble

/ˈskwɒbəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
disputilla • repique
A minor fight or argument.
It was obvious to the inhabitants of the small coastal town of Bridport that in the midst of these squabbles their need for a railway was going to be overlooked, and they decided t…
The children got into a squabble about who should ride in the front of the car.
Phrases
No hay frases
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 18121

squabble

/ˈskwɒbəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
discutir • repiquetear
To participate in a minor fight or argument; to quarrel.
The brothers were always squabbling with each other.
The sense of these propositions is very plain and easy, though logicians might perhaps squabble a whole day whether they should rank them under negative or affirmative.