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A minor fight or argument.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈskwɒbəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈskwɑːbəl/General-American
  1. A minor fight or argument.

    The children got into a squabble about who should ride in the front of the car.
  2. A group of seagulls.

    collective
Where this word comes from

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”).

verb/ˈskwɒbəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈskwɑːbəl/General-American
  1. To participate in a minor fight or argument; to quarrel.

    intransitive
    The brothers were always squabbling with each other.
  2. To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry and require readjustment.

    transitive
    to squabble type
Where this word comes from

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”).

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